A tale of two tanks
On the 250th anniversary of the Cawasjee Patel Tank, the contributions of the benefactor as
also Framjee Cowasjee Banaji are recalled
Parinaz Gandhi
Water tanks and mangoes could cause confusion between Cawasjee Patel and Framjee Cowasjee (though not because Cawasjee is spelt differently in the literature available). The one who had Cawasjee as his first name lived in the 18th century (1744-1799), and even though no vestiges remain of the tank for drinking water he had built in 1775, the locality and road on which it stood continues to be linked to his name — Cawasjee Patel — 250 years later as C. P. Tank. This neighborhood abuts the Bhuleshwar area in central Bombay known for its bustling markets and temples.
His father Rustomjee......
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