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Villa Byculla
I was wondering if readers would have any information about Villa Byculla, the residence of Manockjee Cursetjee, a judge and social reformer who founded the Alexandra Native Girls’ English Institution. The school was first set up in Villa Byculla in 1863 and then moved to a site in the Fort.
The famous Khada Parsi statue in Byculla was commissioned by Cursetjee in commemoration of his father.
Any leads on Villa Byculla — an address, photograph, etc — would be very useful for my blog bombaywalla.org
SIMIN PATEL
siminpatel@gmail.com
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