Sewri Christian Cemetery, Christian cemetery in Sewri district, Mumbai, India.
Sewri Christian Cemetery is a burial ground in a district of Mumbai containing gravestones and memorials organized into separate sections. Each section serves followers of Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Church of England traditions, with varied monuments marking individual graves.
This burial ground was established in 1864 when Arthur Crawford, the city's first Municipal Commissioner, acquired land from the Agri-Horticulture Society. The creation provided a dedicated space for Christian burials as the city expanded during the colonial era.
The cemetery contains burial sections organized by denomination, reflecting the presence of different Christian communities in the city over generations. Each area shows how these groups maintained separate spaces while existing within the same urban neighborhood.
The site is accessible by train at Sewri Station or by vehicle from Dadar, with main entrances on Sakharam Lanjekar Marg. It is best to walk through the grounds at a steady pace and wear comfortable shoes, as the burial areas are spread across the property.
A section holds graves of Italian prisoners of war captured in Africa during World War II and later brought to India. This lesser-known aspect of the cemetery reveals connections to global events that touched this burial ground far from the conflict zone.
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