The Womens Auxiliary Corps India was the Indian counterpart of Blighty's WAC. It was a wartime women's volunteer group meant to help in the war effort like the men's Home Guards which continues to exist in India today although as an armed paramilitary police division.
Eric should be able to dwell at length on the WACI as his mother was in the Corps if I recall. If by Hira Building you mean the one on Carnac Bunder in the Crawford Market area, Eric and I both remember it well as it was a block or two away from our Alma Mater St Francis the Goan (not really) Xavier of Dhobitalao fame otherwise known in highbrow circles as St. Xaviers, Fort. I can give you a fairly good idea of that Hira Bldg neighborhood ambiance if you confirm it is the one you mean. Eric of course will have so much more to recount. He is truly the guru of British, Anglo-Indian and Goan Bombay. Roland. Toronto Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. -----Original Message----- From: Carvalho <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected]: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:36:22 To: [email protected]<[email protected]> Reply-To: Carvalho <[email protected]>, "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] WACI of Bombay (Calling Bombay gurus) Dear Bombay gurus (that's you Roland and Eric), Can anyone tell me what the WACI in Bombay would stand for? This would have been circa mid 20th century. Maybe it is still in existence whatever it is. Also can anyone recall a Bombay Womens Institute of Needle Art and Domestic Science in Hira Bldg. And if you can describe the area around Hira building mid-century, I would be very grateful. Was it a rough neighbourhood? were there brothels in that area? Hard-drinking men? Men given to violence and battering their wives. Or was it a posh area? I do plan to visit the area but I can't visit the time period. Many thanks, Selma --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
