Inside Mumbai's picture perfect college campuses

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Updated On Sept 10, 2014 03:51 pm IST

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Some of the oldest colleges in Mumbai boast of formidable architecture. And who better to capture the beauty than budding photographers on campus? We take a look at Wilson College and St Xavier’s College, both well over a 100 years old. (Text: Arundhati Chatterjee and Nishtha Juneja) St Xavier’s College (Above)

Updated on Sept 10, 2014 03:51 pm IST

Some of the oldest colleges in Mumbai boast of formidable architecture. And who better to capture the beauty than budding photographers on campus? We take a look at Wilson College and St Xavier’s College, both well over a 100 years old. (Text: Arundhati Chatterjee and Nishtha Juneja) St Xavier’s College (Above)

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St Xavier’s CollegeRecognised as a heritage structure, the college was established in 1869. This Indo-Gothic structure has also appeared in several films and advertisements.

Updated on Sept 10, 2014 03:51 pm IST

St Xavier’s CollegeRecognised as a heritage structure, the college was established in 1869. This Indo-Gothic structure has also appeared in several films and advertisements.

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Neil Athayde, an XIC student, talks about his experience of shooting on campus. “I can just sit in the quadrangle (left) and glance at the architecture for hours. The seemingly endless corridors, the quaintchapel (right), the bustling canteen and the winding staircase, which some now call the ‘Harry Potter staircase’, are some of my favourite spots to click on campus,” says Athayde.

Updated on Sept 10, 2014 03:51 pm IST

Neil Athayde, an XIC student, talks about his experience of shooting on campus. “I can just sit in the quadrangle (left) and glance at the architecture for hours. The seemingly endless corridors, the quaintchapel (right), the bustling canteen and the winding staircase, which some now call the ‘Harry Potter staircase’, are some of my favourite spots to click on campus,” says Athayde.

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Wilson CollegeThough the exterior has been recently painted (it has, so far, had a natural, stone facade), the 182-year-old structure on Chowpatty hasn’t lost its charm.

Updated on Sept 10, 2014 03:51 pm IST

Wilson CollegeThough the exterior has been recently painted (it has, so far, had a natural, stone facade), the 182-year-old structure on Chowpatty hasn’t lost its charm.

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