It would be impossible to comprehend today’s Mumbai by looking into the history of just one culture; whether it emerged from the original land or settled on it to call it home. And while our diverse cultures are celebrated today, some have been revived and others seem to be lost or not popularly known.

Candida Remedios, an East Indian (EI) resident of Vikhroli, introduces her culture through its dialect — East Indian Marathi. Community members have long aimed at preserving it through festivals, events, setting up the Kaka Baptista East Indian museum and their last big effort — publishing the East Indian dialect to English language dictionary (see pic) in 2019. Remedios worked on the dictionary as the project coordinator, and armed with the extensive knowledge of the dialect, she decided to do something fun with it. Taking a cue from International Mother Language Day on February 21, 2020, she conducted an East Indian dialect quiz on her Instagram handle just for family. Receiving terrific response, she continued with the idea, and now, over two years later, the 31-year-old business archivist has created a community of people from various backgrounds who tune in every Sunday for her quiz.