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Walking through Worli fishing village in Mumbai
On a Sunday morning, we are in Worli, a neighbourhood in Mumbai, for a guided walk through Worli Koliwada. The Kolis are the aboriginal inhabitants of Mumbai. Traditionally, they have been associated with catching fish from the sea and selling them. Koliwada is the place or neighbourhood where the Kolis live in a tight knit community and conduct their business. History of Mumbai and Koliwadas Mumbai used to be an archipelago of 7 islands— Colaba, Little Colaba, Bombay, Mazgaon, Parel, Mahim and Worli. Mangroves and marshes made up their ecology. The Kolis have lived on these individual islands since time immemorial. The islands were ruled by several Indian dynasties before…