These sketches first appeared in the Times of India, written by a government official who knew the city from its head police office. They record Bombay scenes, the city’s shadows after dark, the birthplace of Shivaji, the story of a woman named Imtiazan, and the Muharram processions.
An intimate, street-level portrait of colonial Bombay that sold out its first edition within a month. Download the free EPUB.