Kaka Baptista Gardens on Mazagaon Hill is named after Joseph ‘Kaka’ Baptista, who was born in Matharpacady in 1861. In 1925, he was elected as the mayor of the Bombay Municipal Corporation. A barrister by qualification, he practised law at the Bombay High Court. He was also involved in politics and advocated for the rights of the East Indian community. Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Kaka Baptista were close allies during the Indian Home Rule Movement.

Creator

• Mumbai Archive Project Team

Mitwirkende

• Ayan Ghosh
• Ankita Jain

Publisher

• Jio Institute

Stichwort

• Club of St Anthony
• Dockyard Road
• East Indian Community
• Nawab Ayaz
• Mazagaon
• Matharpacady
• Goan Kudd
• Mumbai
• Koli Community
• Koliwada
• Gloria Church
• Mumbai Archive Project
• Kaka Baptista

Ort

• Mazagaon

Resource type

• Image

Rights statement

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/