koliwada

Worli Koliwadaa community on the edge’ of the city

A Photography Essay By Ameya.r.Kadam

All of us have been living in Mumbai since the last few years and we never realized

that a few minutes away from our homes there exists a community that has existed

even before ‘Bombay’ and our affluent homes were built. The Kolis in the Worli

Koliwada truly intrigued all of us. Everything about them from their dressing sense,

mentality, way of life, and their homes were very fascinating. The fact that we knew

hardly anything about this community that forms the culture of this city is very ironic.

The place has a friendly atmosphere and no matter what time of the day it is, a

visitor to the village is always cheerfully.The people in the village do not want to

be troubled by tourists and maybe this just shows that they are not ready to

become rarefied in a city where they were the original inhabitants.

In the Worli Koliwada, people come from different religious and cultural

backgrounds and live together. This village is the perfect example for the people

of India at this hour because the country has been plagued by religious riots

and communal disharmony.