On 28 October 2021, Gateway House co-hosted a virtual session with Avid Learning on ‘Uncovering Urban Legacies: The Portuguese Heritage of Bombay‘. Sifra Lentin, Bombay History Fellow, Gateway House, moderated the session, whose expert panel traced the history and enduring legacy of Portuguese heritage in Mumbai.
Archaeologist and Culinary Anthropologist, Kurush Dalal, Former Head of the Department of History, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, Fleur D’Souza, and Portuguese Professor and Architect, Sidh Losa Mendiratta were in conversation with Author and Bombay History Fellow at Gateway House, Sifra Lentin. The live session explored how the unique culture of these pre-British settlers has historically, geographically and socio-culturally shaped the city of Bombay.