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Lord of Colaba

Farrokh Jijina, Parsiana’s senior editor, fashioned himself as the "Lord of Colaba.” With his estates purportedly lying in Upper, Middle and Lower Colaba and his dwelling-house in Lower Colaba, Lord was uneasy taking a buggy to Prabhadevi. Nor was he happy typing long messages on the telephone. He preferred to leave a voice-note. So much so that Lord’s peers at Khaki Tours received several extended voice-notes from his trouser pocket. They could hear him greeting the shopkeepers on Colaba Causeway: "Hullo Alibhoy.” "Cut down on the alcohol Ervin.” Lord had also instructed this correspondent — if you are typing messages......



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