Crawford Market - Rajiv's FotoPage - ThroughMyEyes

Photo blogging is a funny thing. Sometimes, while archiving my old photos,like this one, I dig into the history of a place I have been to and photographed, and discover new things.

Crawford Market was one of India's largest fruit and vegetable wholesale markets, until 1996, when the wholesaling activities were shifted out of the city of Bombay into New Bombay.

Crawford Market was completed in 1869, and donated to Bombay City by a Parsi gentleman called Cowsaji Jehangir. It was named after the first municipal commissioner of Bombay, a British gentleman called Arthur Crawford. After we gained our Independence, it was officially renamed as the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule market, after a Maharashtrian social reformer.

It goes to show sometimes, how nationalism can be completely misplaced. I did'nt even know, until 5 minutes ago that the market was officially called Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Market. I, along with most Indians, know this as Crawford Market. And, that's the way it will remain!

False nationalism is stupid. We were ruled by the Mughals, the Brits etc. and their influence has woven itself into the culture of India. False nationalism attempts to deny our history.

Politicians are so stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid...

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my 1st time here.. whoaa.. u have a great collection here