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A Dahanu digest

A light-hearted look at the people of the town synonymous with chikoos
Farzan Mazda

Ever imagined how our world would unfold if stories and characters out of comic books would be for real? What if the village of Gaul from the Asterix and Obelix series actually existed? With its rustics tilling the soil and hunting for berries, wild boars and Romans — then spoiling themselves silly over grand feasts at night. Looking back into the past and to some extent the present, I realize that this fantasy is indeed, our reality. Welcome to Dahanu, the land of chikoos and errr…us Iranis. Not so long ago if one were to alight at Dahanu by train,......



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