Author: ed. Patel Sujata, Thorner Alice

Place: New Delhi

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Year: 1995

Pages: 235

ISBN: 019 56 4085 3

Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai

Sub-Subject: Bombay

Keyword: Bombay Culture

Classification: 720.9

Shelf: C5R2/ C7R1

Accession No: B8

Contents: Outsiders- Insiders New Languages- New Literatures Images- Dreams Contributors to this Volume Other Participants in the Workshop Index Plates between Pages 178 and 179

Abstract: *Bombay Mosaic of Modern Culture* explores Mumbai as a vibrant cultural hub shaped by diverse identities, languages, and artistic forms. This multidisciplinary volume features contributions from writers, scholars, and artists, focusing on themes of *Outsiders-Insiders*, *New Languages-New Literatures*, and *Images-Dreams*. It examines migration, inclusion, innovation in literature, and the city’s visual imagination. Combining critical essays, creative pieces, and visual content (notably the *plates between pages 178 and 179*), the book presents a rich, collaborative portrait of Bombay’s evolving modern identity. The inclusion of an index and workshop participants emphasizes its collective and dialogic approach to urban cultural discourse.