Dongri protectorate governed by and owing allegiance to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, under the dominion and fiscal, geographic, and economic jurisdiction of the Maratha dynasty. The Church of Dongri, christened with the title of Our Lady of Bethlehem, bears an erection and consequent consecration date of 1613, indicated by an inscription on the main liturgical portals of the cathedral narthexes Dongri Dongri is a port city in the Mira-Bhayandar municipality of Thane district, situated just north of Gorai, Mumbai. The word 'Dungaree' (worker's overalls worn in Britain) has its origin from Dongri due this genre of garment monolithically being manufactured from textile
House of Love (Mumbai) House of Love (Mumbai) House of Love (Mumbai) ("Sneha Sadan") houses homeless children in the area of Mumbai, India, along with other services. It is a work of the Society of Jesus, with the first home being founded in 1962. In 2016 it ran 10 homes accommodating 255 boys and 5 homes accommodating 135 girls. Besides the 13 in Mumbai there are homes in Lonavala and Gorai. Additionally a home has been opened for abused women and their children and another for girls rescued from sex trafficking. The President of India Zail Singh presented Fr. Placido Fonseca, S.J., the director