histories even if vertigoinducing pinlike structures attempt to obliterate mumbais old soul narayan dabholkar is still the name of a tony road in south mumbai opera house is once again a performance venue and there remain imaginative oldtimer musiclovers who opt for parties in baugs instead of ballrooms i used to go there as a little boy with my father says mariwala when asked why he picked this little place i will never forget my first time it was a faiyaz khan concert i remember his big moustache and all those medals pinned on to his sherwani i didnt understand what he sang but i think it is when i started falling in love with music he paused for a few minutes this place may not have the right acoustics it has indianstyle toilets and there is a parking issue yes but there is so much tradition he says you can expect some more programs from me there