Under a new lease agreement with a Reliance company, the heritage
premises of the Framjee Cawasjee Institute will be preserved
Parinaz Gandhi
Shorn of the hoardings and banners that for years defaced the heritage structure, the dignity of the Framjee Cawasjee Institute (FCI) is being restored. Soon there will be fountains in the compound and floodlights to accentuate the grandeur of the edifice built by architect Shapoorjee N. Chandabhoy, nearly a hundred years ago. Standing at the junction opposite Metro Cinema where six busy thoroughfares meet, the Institute at Dhobitalao has been a mute witness to the relentless traffic at the intersection and swathes of pedestrians who prefer to dodge honking vehicles instead of availing of the little used underground walkway.
Once the......