Atul Chemburkar at Chembur's biggest market, named after his father - Bhaurao Chemburkar Mandai. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

Atul Chemburkar is a happy man. That's to be expected of someone suffixed with a surname vitally acknowledging his ancestors. For long years, they owned 1700 acres of an eastern belt of city land. Generations of Chemburkars have witnessed critical changes in brashly booming Chembur — one of 15 villages of Trombay Island, linked to the mainland in 1910.