Bombay Place-Names And Street-Names : An Excursion Into the By-Ways of the History of Bombay City
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I think it more likely that the Mauryan Puri was not Elephanta, but Thana. I never heard of Bud- dhistic relics at Elephanta. On the other hand obvious relics of Hinduism have been found there. It is not certain that the Konkan Mauryas were followers of Buddhism like Asoka." Morland Road. (From Bellasis Road to Ripon Road.) Named after the late Sir Henry Morland, Kt., born 1837, served in the Indian Navy and the Indian Marine ; Port Officer, Bombay, Chairman of the Corporation in 1886 ; Knighte...d 1887 ; died 1891. Motlibai Street. (From Souter Street junction to Gell Street.) Named after the Parsi philanthropist lady Motlibai Nowroji Wadia (1811-1897). She was the mother of N. N. Wadia (1837-1907) who founded the famous Wadia Trust Fund of a crore of rupees. Mount Pakhadi Lane. (From Mount Road to Tank Bunder Road.) Mount Pakhadi is one of those curious compounds from two languages that are common in place-names all over India. Pakhadi means a district or quarter. 104 BOMBAY PLACE-FAMES.
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