SUSTAINABILITY UNSUSTAINABLE COMMERCIAL

UNHYGIENIC SITUATIONS FACED

FISHING PRACTICES
BY PEOPLE WORKING HERE.
MEETING OUR OWN NEEDS WITHOUT MOST OF THEIR CONCERNS ARE
COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF NOT ADDERESSED
FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR
ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF
OWN NEEDS
BOMBAY YET RELEGATED TO
NOOKS OF THE CITY PLANS TO REDEVELOP AND
MODERNISE SASSOON DOCKS
INDIGENEOUS WITH TOURIST FRIENDLY
APPROACH RATHER THAN THE
COMMUNITIES ORIGINAL LIFESTYLE UNDER KOLI PEOPLE
THREAT DUE TO
ECOLOGY ECONOMY
RAPID MODERNISATION

OLD TRADING DOCK OF

INDIGENEOUS PRACTICES HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE NOW
EQUITY WHICH ARE SUSTAINABLE USED BY FISHING INDUSTRY

PART OF THE HERITAGE AND

KOLIS
CULTURE OF A REGION
SASSOON DOCKS
PEOPLE

TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO
PLACES POLICY MAINTAIN A BALANCED
ECOSYSTEM
 MAURYAN EMPIRE FALL OF COLUMBUS VASCO DA GAMA START OF INDUSTRIAL
AMERICAN CIVIL SUEZ CANAL WWI BEGINS, WWII BEGINS, INDIA GETS START OF THE LIBERISATION OF
CONQUERS THE CONSTANTINOPLE TO DISCOVERS AMERICA REACHES INDIA REVOLUTION
WAR BEGINS
COTTON TRADE
UNDERWAY AT
1844 COLD WAR INDIAN
OPENED ENDS IN 1918 ENDS IN 1945 INDEPENDENCE
ISLAND REGION OTTOMAN EMPIRE COTTON GREENS
ECONOMY

1760

1939
1914

1959
1453

1492

1861

1993
1498

1947
1869
3 BC MUKESH MILLS 1870
OPENED FOR COTTON
TEXTILE
600 BC

1982

2010

2018
1945
1845

1854

1861

1870

1875
1750

1782

1888

1911

1944
1853

1920

1940
1341

1824
1790

1896
1554

1803
1661

1672

1735
1127

1343

1668
1534
BOMBAY HIT BY LAND FIRST COTTON LAND BOMBAY PORT SASSOON DOCK FAMINE BREAKS OUT RECLAMATION RECLAMATION BOMBAY DEPARTMENT OF DECLINE OF THE LAND WORK BEGINS ON
START OF FIRST DRY DOCK OF HORNBY-VELLARD CREATING BOMBAY FIRE
CONSTRUCTION ISLANDS BECOME HAJI ALI DARGAH BOMBAY CASTLE BOMBAY HANDED TRANSFER TO CREATING OF WORK ALONG WORK ALONG HARBOUR FISHERIES MILLS DUS TO RECLAMATION IN COASTAL ROAD
EMBANKMENTS DROUGHT RECLAMATION MILL STARTED RECLAMATION TRUST OPENED FOLLOWED BY
OF WALKESHWAR PART OF GUJARAT ESTABLISHED ESTABLISHED OVER TO PRINCE BRITISH EAST INDIA CAUSEWAYS SHIP- BUILDING ASIA PROJECT TO UNITE
CAUSING MASS CONNECTING WORK ESTABLISHED BUBONIC PLAGUE EAST AND WEST NARIMAN POINT EXPLOSION ESTABLISHED RISING COSTS AND BKC AREA RECLAMATION
INDUSTRY THE SEVEN FOR
TEMPLE SULTANATE CHARLES II AS COMPANY COASTS WORKERS STRIKES
RECLAMATION MIGRATIONS WORLI AND PAREL UNDERTAKEN
DOWRY ISLANDS

FIRST TRAIN RUNS BETWEEN

BOMBAY AND THANE
PURCHASED BY THE 1879
GOVERNMENT

INDIGENEOUS SETTLEMENT OF
PORTUGUESE CAPTURE
KOLIS AND AGRI PEOPLE
THE ISLANDS BOMBAY MUNICIPAL GATEWAY OF INDIA BUILT
COTTON GREENS
SHIFTED FURTHER
1879 CORPORATION ESTABLISHED
SETTLEMENT OF SOUTH TO COLABA
KOLIS NEAR THE COAST
ARTISANAL FARMING CARRIED
OUT IN OPEN SPACES EFFORT TO CONVERT 1961
DOCKS TO A FISH
PROCESSING CENTER MIGRATION OF PEOPLE NORTH
DEEP SEA FISHING IN TRAWLERS TOWARDS THE MAINLAND

MIGRATIONS OF PARSIS NATIVE SETTLEMENTS DECLINE OF MILLS 1982

ESCAPING CONFLICT IN IRAN AFTER DECADES OF
BANDRA FORT RISING COSTS
MAHIM KOLIWADA
1640
EXPANSION TO 1995
SASSOON DOCKS WITH
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW
WAREHOUSES
GUJARAT MIGRANTS ENTER SION KOLIWADA
BOMBAY UNDER SULTANATE PROPOSAL TO
2014
RULE MODERNISE
SASSOON DOCKS
BRITISH SETTLEMENTS
SION FORT BETTER CONNECTIVITY FOR WITHIN FORT AREA
ART EXHIBITION BASED
2017 FARMLANDS REDUCE IN AREA DUE
WORLI KOLIWADA
1669 KOLIS DUE TO CAUSEWAYS AT SASSOON DOCKS
TO EXPANSION FOR SETTLEMENTS
BEGINNING OF COMERCIAL
FISHING ACTIVITES

HAJI ALI DARGAH

1431

LIC BUILDING
BANGANGA / BMC HEADQUARTERS 1961
BOMBAY CASTLE
WALKESHWAR TEMPLE 1893
1554

ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH

ALEXANDRA DOCKS
1575 1914

MUMBAI UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

1859 MANTRALAY
GATEWAY OF INDIA 2017 1955
1500 1708 1861
1920 1911

LAND RECLAMATION FORCES COLABA KOLIWADA

FISHERMEN FURTHER TRADERS AND
MIGRATION OF FIRST PARSIS
OUT TO SEA BUSINESSMEN SETTLE
IN 1640
IN THE CITY

ST. MICHAELS CHURCH

ARTISANAL FISHING PRACTICES CARRIED OUT ARTISANAL FISHING PRACTICES ALONG
ALONG THE COAST 1575 THE MARSHLAND REGIONS

METRO CINEMA LARGE SCALE

LIBERTY CINEMA 1938 TRADING ACTIVITES
1949
ASIATIC LIBRARY CRAWFORD MARKET
1804
1869

MASS MIGRATIONS TO THE

CITY IN SEARCH OF JOBS OPENING OF MULTIPLE FERRY

HORNIMAN CIRCLE - ONE OF THE SERVICES OPERATED BY PRIVATE

SALVACAO CHURCH FIRST PLANNED ASPECTS OF INDIVIDUALS

1575 BOMBAY
FIRST PORTUGUESE AND CHRISTIAN
ELPHINSTONE COLLEGE
SETLLEMENTS ESTABLISHED
1610 1845
SASSOON DOCK EROS CINEMA
1834
AFGHAN CHURCH 1875
1873 MUKESH MILLS 1977 1938
1847 1870

POPULATION AROUND POPULATION LESS THAN POPULATIONAROUND POPULATION AROUND POPULATION AROUND POPULATION AROUND POPULATION AROUND
6000 10000 PEOPLE 60000 PEOPLE 16000 PEOPLE 821,764 PEOPLE 4152056 PEOPLE 1,63,68,084 PEOPLE
PEOPLE IN 600 BC IN 1400 AD IN 1660AD IN 1718 AD IN 1821AD IN 1961AD IN 2001 AD

HINDU ARCHITECTURE ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE PORTUGUESE ARCHITECTURE FORT ARCHITECTURE INDO-SARACENIC ARCHITECTURE ART DECO ARCHITECTURE CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

TRADE
COMMERCIAL FISHING

ARTISANAL FISHING

FARMING
MILLS
600 BC 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2020

ARTISANAL PRACTICES FOREIGN TRADE INDUSTRIALISATION MODERNISATION GLOBALISATION

A H Fishermen
They are out in sea for 15 to 20 days
The first in the chain, who catch fish and come back to the
LANGUAGE FESTIVALS T Yamini is a colaba resident,
and lives in Colaba Koliwada.
She wakes up everyday, and
-
VISITORS
I docks or supply it to the fishermen on the smaller trawlers.
KOLI MARATHI HINDI BIHARI OTHERS
Every religion is respected here
by the people of Sassoon dock.
Togetherness is the main factor
comes to the docks with a
positive mindset, for good
business. There are also some days where
MARATHI BANJARA GUJURATI
W
H
leading between these peoples.
Every festival is celebrated here
she goes back home without any
Suppliers / Export
E with great joy money, or else she earns a small

A Weighing After the fishes are bought by the ‘seth’,

amount of rupees 200- 300 a
day, in which she has to manage her
POLICE ARMY These fishes are then taken and weighed they sell it to their fixed clients or people daily requirements.
by the men and displayed for auctioning who they have tie ups with, or any other

R
candidate who meets their price demand.
R
R
D Removers of fishes
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
TRAWLER
A These are employees that remove the fish
from the boats and segregate then and supply Theres a variation in language due to migration of people from different parts of india and different caste and religions. She has a tie up with the
Due to the uncertainty of the
business, she does not want her
children to continue with the

O
it to the trollers (hand - cart) people. fish unloaders, who provide
work, and is in fact proud that
her with fish at a reasonable
her children are completing their

R Auction price. Only good fish are

A L E I S U R E S PA C E S provided to her and no
graduation.

KEY PLAN FISHING UNION Here, the ‘seths’ the main head of
the employees group, takes part in
leftover fish.

N SUPPLIER the auctions, and negotiate prices

A
C
for purchasing of fiahes.
MIGRATION OF
WORKERS U
EXPORT ROUTES
OF FISHES

L H RETAIL WHOLESALE
Further on they supply fish to She exports the fish to

G
CUSTOMER SELLERS CLEANERS VENDOR FISHERMAN Their is a healthy relations among the fishermen and daily wage women, they get fish at cheaper rate and sell it either in wholesale or in retail.From that almost all over the country, mainly various exporters and clients.
they get 200-300 rupees daily on the days they get the fish, but sometimes they did not get any fish from fishermen. On those days they do not earn any to Madras, Gujrat Due to the large scale work,
Y money . Due to that it creates problem for household expenses. she has a team of people that

S
Y There are also other business women who purchase fish in large quantities and supply it to the people who are willing to meet their price demands.
Sangeeta comes to the docks
work under her.

H
daily, and buys fish on a daily

I
CONSISTENT DEPENDENT basis, around 1 ton and also
goes upto 2 tons. She does
Although her business is booming,
she doesn’t want her children to
BANJARAS WEIGHING MAMA FISHERMAN UNLOADING not have any fixed supplier and take up the work, as she feels that
her business is also not going to
buys from whoever quotes the
S KOLIS best price. last in the long run.

MARATHAS
TRAWLERS BOAT

RESIDENTIAL C H A I N O F D A I LY
EVENTS ICE SUPPLIERS CARETAKERS (MAMA) WEIGHING

T
His main job is to keep an eye on the belongings of
the fishermen and stakeholders. They work on a daily
basis and earn about rupees 50 to rupees 200 a
day, depending upon the time and belongings that
they manage.

Netmaking is an skilled work which they learn in their villages from their parents.
H
GANESH MURTI NAGAR PA V A N I K A G A R D E N COLABA PUMPING - They work in the group of 5-15 depending upon the size of the boats. Bhagwanwaaje, also called mama, has been working at
THE KOLIS, MARATHAS AND BANJAARAS ALL S TAT I O N - They work throughout the year .During the monsoon, they take new net making orders During their free time, these are the different spots that the people at the dock have developed over the years, the docks since 40 years. He is a man that has a lot of He does not own a house and lives at
RESIDE HERE. while rest TRAWLERS experience but yet continues doing such unskilled work.
DIESEL SUPPLIERS where they conduct various leisure activities the dock. They rest on the handcarts
of the time they repair the old nets.
- They are not connected with any government or local authorities. Unskilled users which are fully dependent at the amount of import/export which takes place at the dock in a day.
E during their freetime. They are given
certain areas to manage for that
particular day.

REASONS BEHIND THE WHY DO WOMEN PREFER NOT TO

GENDER UNBALANCED GENDER RATIO GO TO THE DOCK AFTER 7 PM?
15 > 15 - 30 30 - 45 45 - 60 60 <
A I During the day, when there is no
work, Mangesh spends his time by
SECTION A-A’ doing quality work, by serving his
duties at Sai baba temple

R
G
PA S TA L A N E During the morning hours, he
S COLABA KOLIWADA
works at the dock and does
various labour work
After a tiring day of work, he sets up a stall
where he sells ‘Bhurji pav’, which serves as an
THE KOLIS AND BANJARAS RESIDE HERE. additional income for him.
E MACHIMAR NAGAR The ages from 15-30 and 30-45 tend to The age of 30-45 is the highest age The ages 45-60 is the very age group
THE KOLIS AND MARATHAS RESIDE HERE.

E
be the most common age group of workers
found on the dock as the work on the dock
C is tiresome. Hence it requires a lot of
physical manpower.
group present on the dock as it can with the most experiance, but they do
be considered as one of the most the less labour intensive jobs, as they the
experienced groups working on the dock. remaining jobs are energy consuming

T SECTION B-B’ MALE FEMALE L

Feeling of unsafety Lata, starts with her long day waking up at 5:00
AM, begins with her household work and also gets
I her child ready for school.

O C MARATHAS OTHERS
Vacant and unutilized spaces is taken over by
people involved in unwanted activities
E
WORLD TRADE CENTRE SASSOON DOCK The maratha community is majorly involved in She then goes to the docks at 7:00 AM, and opens her stall. Sitting through the hot
N auction activity early in the morning . they own sunny day all that she thinks about is having some good business and getting done
boats which they lend on rent for fishing with her day’s work.

S
A N
Major business takes place when the boats arrive at the docks
during peak hours. After being out at sea for 15 days, the
fishermen come back to the docks and stock themselves up with
KOLIS
S the supply of cigarettes, lighters, snacks and soft drinks. This is

S
the major business that occurs for her every fortnight.
The Koli community is majorly involve in fishing
SECTION C-C’ activity Need for physical labour
During her hectic day, afternoon is when she gets to spend quality
History of past incidents time with her husband where they eat lunch together. They either
Lesser influx of people as there is Formation of intimidating nooks
minimal activity on the dock due to no proper lighting
causing a feeling of anxiousness
among them E sit below the trees or besides her stall.

B R A B O U R N E S TA D I U M
( C C I CLUB ) RAJABAI TOWER T
ISSUES FACED BY THE PEOPLE
BANJARAS
The banjara community is majorly involved in
cleaning of prawns
S At 7:00 PM, she closes her stall and goes

E The dependent users are mainly not

from any particular caste, and during
back home to her child, but even after
going home she does not get time for
herself or her child and has to finish her
household chores.
SECTION D-D’ employment there is no fixed mindset
Decline in passing of occupation
towards individuals. Daily / Household chores Gender biasedness No government support
from generation to generation