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City Adrift : A Short Biography of Bombay

Naresh Fernandes
3.93/5 (273 ratings)
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For hundreds of years Bombay held India in thrall. A metropolis, reclaimed from ocean and iniquity, it effortlessly manufactured the dreams that captivated a nation and drew fortune seekers to it by the million. Once a princesss dowry, these seven conjoined islands were settled over time by the most diverse collection of people the Indian subcontinent has ever known, they proceeded to create a mishmash culture that perfectly reflected their heterogeneity and gave the city its unique verve. No longer. For some time now, Bombays charms have been wearing thin, other cities have become more alluring and disastrous new trends such as its re-islanding into luxury ghettos, could spell its final descent into chaos and terminal decay. In this arresting new biography, award winning writer and journalist, Naresh Fernandes, writes with a mixture of passion, exasperation, poignancy, empathy and great elegance about his beloved Bombay giving us a very deep understanding and appreciation of one of the worlds most iconic cities.
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
168 pages
Publication:
2013
Publisher:
Aleph Book Company
Edition:
2013
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
938227720X
ISBN13:
9789382277200
kindle Asin:
B00JUOY4E0

City Adrift : A Short Biography of Bombay

Naresh Fernandes
3.93/5 (273 ratings)
Read Download
For hundreds of years Bombay held India in thrall. A metropolis, reclaimed from ocean and iniquity, it effortlessly manufactured the dreams that captivated a nation and drew fortune seekers to it by the million. Once a princesss dowry, these seven conjoined islands were settled over time by the most diverse collection of people the Indian subcontinent has ever known, they proceeded to create a mishmash culture that perfectly reflected their heterogeneity and gave the city its unique verve. No longer. For some time now, Bombays charms have been wearing thin, other cities have become more alluring and disastrous new trends such as its re-islanding into luxury ghettos, could spell its final descent into chaos and terminal decay. In this arresting new biography, award winning writer and journalist, Naresh Fernandes, writes with a mixture of passion, exasperation, poignancy, empathy and great elegance about his beloved Bombay giving us a very deep understanding and appreciation of one of the worlds most iconic cities.
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
168 pages
Publication:
2013
Publisher:
Aleph Book Company
Edition:
2013
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
938227720X
ISBN13:
9789382277200
kindle Asin:
B00JUOY4E0

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