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How Nehru, Pallonji Mistry & South Indians gave Mumbai a world-class Shanmukhananda Hall

By IANS | Updated: June 30, 2022 15:10 IST

Mumbai, June 30 It was a combination of various factors inspiration by the then Prime Minister Pandit ...

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Mumbai, June 30 It was a combination of various factors inspiration by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, a die-hard initiative of the South Indian community and the benevolence of realtor Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, who died on June 28 that helped Mumbai get its landmark, world-class auditorium, the famed Shanmukhananda Hall, 59 years ago.

Around 1956-1957, Nehru addressed a gathering of top businessmen in Bombay

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