What’s in a name? Plenty if it’s "Parsi Smashan Bhoomi,” the Marathi word that was inscribed on a wooden painted board at the entrance of Doongerwadi at Kemp’s Corner. Critics from the traditionalists’ camp claimed the word implied a crematorium, while the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), which manages the 50 to 55 acre Doongerwadi estate, claimed it denotes cemetery.
Board at the entrance of Doongerwadi
Wikipedia states the word "shmasha” has its origins from Sanskrit with "shma” referring to corpse while "sha” refers to a bed. A shmashan can be "a crematorium or a burial ground.” The Free Press Journal (FPJ)......