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However, Rais Shaikh has done a commendable job by getting it transformed," says EWF's president Aziz Makki.Activist and member of the foundation's executive committee, Farid Ahmed Khan, grew up in Nagpada. The slogan 'Boli Amma Mohammed Ali ki, jaan dedo Khilafat pe beta (Mohammed Ali's mother said son, give your life for Khilafat)' had galvanised thousands in those turbulent times. This garden's redevelopment was badly needed," says Khan.Perhaps the biggest draw at the 1.5-acre garden is its dome-shaped botanical garden named after Bi Amma, mother of Ali Brothers (Khilafat Movement leaders and freedom fighters Maulana Mohammed Ali and Shaukat Ali). "It was a garden no doubt and many facilities like swings and study centre were there, but they needed to be revamped. Mothers, mostly burqa-clad, and lathi-wielding watchmen keep eagles' eyes on the buoyant boys lest they pluck the blooming flowers.One has never seen the BMC-owned Padmakar Tukarama Mane Garden at Nagpada in such fine fettle..