Author: Sheikh Amin

Place: Mumbai

Publisher: Mark Pereira

Year: 2013

Pages: 143

ISBN: 978-81-926-3170-7

Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai

Sub-Subject: Bombay

Keyword: Bombay, Bombay Street

Classification: 920

Shelf: C5R5

Accession No: B1072

Contents: Introduction 1.12.2010 The day I started this Book Home…and the Street Lost and Found Scraps of Kindness You want it- earn it On the trains Sister Seraphine Snehasadan: Home for the Homeless Lonavala I will not go home until I find you Of football dreams and broken legs The watch Back in House no. 1 Brother Molines Bombay 1992 Outside Snehasadan Finding the family- Finding a friend Changing tracks Eustace Fernandes Sneha Travels, Amin travels Home A visit from the Past New Car, new Happenings New Beginnings

Abstract: *Bombay Mumbai: Life is life I am because of you* is a heartfelt journey through the soul of Mumbai, beginning in December 2010. Blending personal memories with vivid encounters, the narrative explores identity, belonging, and compassion amid the city’s chaos. Through moments on trains, in shelters like Snehasadan, and with figures like Sister Seraphine, the book reveals stories of struggle, resilience, and redemption. Chapters such as *Lost and Found* and *Scraps of Kindness* highlight life on the margins, while returns to places like *House No. 1* reflect healing and memory. Mumbai emerges as both a challenge and a transformative, human force.