A Glimpse Into The Life Of Mumbai's Koli Community

As old as the oceans and seas they spend weeks sieving through for a bounty of fish, the Koli&nbspcommunity of Mumbai, is the original inhabitants of the city. Their koliwadas or villages are entrenched along the city&rsquos coastline, from Mazgaon, Sion, Worli, Mahim, Khar, and Bandra, to Versova, and beyond. Tenacious about their traditions, the Koli&nbspare known variously as Son Koli, Macchimar Koli, Christian Koli, Vaiti Koli, and Mangela Koli.