The 150th anniversary celebrations of the iconic Allbless Baug
was an occasion to recall its history and ponder its future
Text: Farrokh Jijina Photos: Rehan S. Daruwalla
Nothing has changed, yet everything has changed,” said the voiceover in an audiovisual screened at a function to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the Eduljee Allbless Baug on October 13, 2018. The visual presentation documented the history of the Baug with vintage photographs of myriad weddings, navjotes and other functions that the iconic grounds would have witnessed over its 150 years of existence. Interspersed were memories shared by managing trustee Roshan Lentin, other descendants of the founding family and well-wishers.
Lentin was "overjoyed” to celebrate the 150th birthday of the Baug with "friends, family and loved ones,” she emphasized in her......