Author: Ketaki Sheth
Place: England
Publisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing
Year: 2007
Pages: 107
Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: Bombay
Keyword: Street Photographs
Classification: 954.7923
Shelf: C6R3
Accession No: B858
Contents: Introduction by Suketu Mehta Author’s Note The Real God is still Somewhere on the Streets… from Somewhere on the Streets by Menka Shivdasani We have a Sacred Connection being Citizens of the Innermost City.. from Mumbai: A Song by Dilip Chitre The Island Flowers into Slums and Skyscrapers Reflecting Precisely the growth of my mind. I am here to find my way in it.. from Island by Nissim Ezekiel City that Coats the Lungs Stiffens the Spine Chills the Gut with Memory.. from Where I live by Arundhathi Subramaniam Goddess, I have seen your three masks of gold removed from the face the living cannot see.. from Mahalaxmi by Dilip Chitre But I know I’ve no way at all of telling the look if any, on his face, or of catching the rumoured beat of his extraordinary heat.. from The Difference by A K Ramanujan Bombay Mix Picture Captions
Abstract: *Bombay Mix: Street Photographs* is a powerful fusion of street photography and poetry that explores the essence of Mumbai. Curated with reflections from literary figures like Suketu Mehta, Menka Shivdasani, Dilip Chitre, and others, the collection delves into the city’s complex identity — where modernity meets myth, and life unfolds in both slums and skyscrapers. The photographs, paired with poetic texts, capture Mumbai’s chaotic beauty, existential struggles, and spiritual undercurrents. This work offers a sensory and philosophical journey, inviting readers to witness and engage with the city’s dynamic, layered reality.