HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - Caught on Camera

NCP backs Uddhav over staging annual Dasara rally

Only Thackerays have the right to hold the rally at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park, says NCP State President Jayant Patil

The Hindu · Sep 4, 2022

Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale seeks biggest tricolor at Shivaji Park

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale, who was appointed group leader of the rebel CM Eknath Shinde camp on Tuesday wrote to him demanding that the country's largest national flag must be installed at Shivaji Park.

The Times of India · Aug 10, 2022

Rehearsals in full swing for Maharashtra Day parade

With Covid curbs lifted, an all-forces rehearsal under way for the May 1 parade at Shivaji Park on Tuesday.

The Times of India · Apr 27, 2022

Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar, 'the Nightingale', given state funeral

Lata Mangeshkar, one of India's best known cultural icons and a singer who defined music for generations of her countrymen, died on Sunday and was given a state funeral as politicians and personalities united in mourning.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2022

‘Nightingale’ Lata Mangeshkar passes away at 92

Thousands gather at Mumbai's Shivaji Park to bid adieu to the legendary singer.

The Hindu · Feb 6, 2022

Girls Not-So Aloud

On November 17, 2012, as news of Bal Thackeray’s death was announced, Mumbai braced itself for the inevitable shutdown that was to come. Politicians across the spectrum sang his praises. And police and government officials scrambled to make arrangements to ensure that the imminent funeral ceremony at Shivaji Park didn’t…

Newslaundry · Sep 3, 2013