Chacha Desi Baidewala

Chacha Desi Baidewala, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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He is one of the quintessential heroes of my street stories, both his sons are settled in Dubai, but he ekes his living with dignity and does well for himself.

He travels to Ahmednagar to bring desi Murgis , ethic hens and eggs , he sells them here at Chinchpokli road close to De Monte Street Bandra, he reads the newspaper or listens to old Hindi music on his transistor.

The Desi Murgi sell of pretty fast , though the desi eggs take time , I buy eggs from him at Rs 7 a piece.

He stays in Gonsalves Wadi and everybody likes him for his humility congeniality and his peaceful nature.

I could go on shooting him forever , he is the last of the Mohicans of our Muslim race.