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Business News/ Photos / Photo Essay | Merwan’s tale

Photo Essay | Merwan’s tale

The last days of the 100-year-old Irani caf B Merwan and Co are being memorialized by two photographers on their Facebook page, Tales from Merwan's

Photographs: Raj Lalwani. The front doors of B Merwan and Co., as seen through the mirrors of a makeshift salon.

1/8Photographs: Raj Lalwani. The front doors of B Merwan and Co., as seen through the mirrors of a makeshift salon.

The green-chilli remnants of an ‘anda bhurji’.

2/8The green-chilli remnants of an ‘anda bhurji’.

The hustle and bustle outside the Irani café.

3/8The hustle and bustle outside the Irani café.

The original nameplate of B Merwan and Co.

4/8The original nameplate of B Merwan and Co.

Photographs: Kashish Parpiani. Bomi Irani, one of the owners, takes a nap in the ‘Family Room’.

5/8Photographs: Kashish Parpiani. Bomi Irani, one of the owners, takes a nap in the ‘Family Room’.

Parpiani befriended Jimmy, who recites Kipling to him.

6/8Parpiani befriended Jimmy, who recites Kipling to him.

‘Mawa’ cakes sell out as early as 7.30am.

7/8‘Mawa’ cakes sell out as early as 7.30am.

‘The owner said, Log baith kyun jaatey hain? Chai khatam toh jao na (Why do people continue to sit? If they’ve finished the tea, they should leave). I looked at one of the waiters and said, Ek aur chai (one more tea), just to stick around and make this frame,’ says Parpiani.

8/8‘The owner said, Log baith kyun jaatey hain? Chai khatam toh jao na (Why do people continue to sit? If they’ve finished the tea, they should leave). I looked at one of the waiters and said, Ek aur chai (one more tea), just to stick around and make this frame,’ says Parpiani.

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