The Samovar shall be no more!

I can't imagine Jehangir Art Gallery without the Samovar... It's like losing a part of my life... Amma introduced it to me and regaled me with stories of Appa & Amma's times together there! As a college student and a serious member of the BNHS, Samovar became a regular haunt. Later, I even sometimes managed to grab a quick lunch there, from office. Their mint tea and hot pakoras were a must during monsoons. And on hotter days, their chilled guava juice! Just the other day, during the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, I stopped by at the Samovar and feasted my eyes on the museum building, a part of which is visible from the cafe. I was just so grateful for this quaint little place tucked away in the folds of time. Am truly saddened by this news of it downing its shutters and am beginning to wonder if Bombay has finally become Mumbai!