South Mumbai's Horniman Circle may be named after the pro-Independence editor of the Bombay Chronicle, Benjamin Horniman, but before 1947, it was Governor John Elphinstone whose stamp lay on the circular garden skirted by a crescent of buildings dating back to the 1800s. Nowhere is there a mention of a connection Jewish philantrophist and founding father, David Sassoon.

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Of the semi-circle of uniform buildings that line the gardens, the block at the northern half, towards the Town Hall end, was originally named after Sassoon. Jewish scholar Dr Shaul Sapir stumbled on the fact during one of his visits to the city. "I was astounded to learn that Sassoon's name was attached to this landmark," he tells The Guide, showing us a mention of the fact in a copy of The Bombay Builder dated April 5, 1865.