Kalbadevi Residence of Shri Nathji in Mumbai

In 1948 Shri Nathji came to Mumbai at the earnest prayer of Mr. and Mrs. Khera. So Shri Nathji came to grace the city of Bombay and stay with them for a while at their residence opposite Swadeshi Market, at Kalba Devi.

The flat was a small one, and the Kheras were worried that Shri Nathji was living in cramped quarters in an already overcrowded flat. But Shri Nathji stayed there with His entourage. This was also in this flat that Captain Sukhdev Vats, an officer of high rank in the Royal Indian Air Force of that time, came to meet Shri Nathji and later requested Shri Nathji to stay at His flat at the Mayfair Building at Church Gate. 

   

The photograph of Swadeshi Market is given here. There are two building opposite Swadeshi Market, whose photo is also given here.  Shri Nathji used to stay probably in one of these. 

This area of Mumbai still looks and feels the same as it used to when Shri Nathji was stating here in 1948. I have given an old photo of the place. Kalbadevi is an old neighborhood in Mumbai It is named after the Hindu Goddess of the same name. I have given the photograph of the small temple of Kalbadevi.

 Postal code 400002. Kalbadevi area is one of the busiest areas during peak hours. The area has mostly traders in watches, bicycles, steel utensils, etc. Kalbadevi Road starts near Metro Cinema and continues up to Bhuleshwar Road and further to the Khetwadi road. There are a number of book shops for old and new books. One of these, the New and Secondhand Bookshop was founded in 1905. An access to the two cloth wholesale markets, Mulji Jetha Market and Mangaldas Market, are the main cloth markets in South Mumbai from Hanuman Galli, which starts at Kalbadevi Road. At the further end of Kalbadevi, near Bhuleshwar Road, is the Cotton Exchange, the market for cotton trade. Marine Lines is the closest train station to this area.