Author: David M D
Place: Mumbai
Publisher: Himalaya Publishing House
Year: 1998
Pages: 340
Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: History
Keyword: Bombay History
Classification: 720.9
Shelf: C5R1
Accession No: B10
Contents: Preface 1- Many Islands, Many Cultures One Great City 2- Genesis 3- And Then They Were One 4- When the Muslims Ruled Mahim 5- The Island of Good Life 6- Under the Shadow of the Cross 7- The Dowry for the King 8- From the King to the Company 9- Shivaji’s Promise to Pay 10- The Colonial Legal Legacy 11- Life and Times of the White Man 12- Brawls Over Brides 13- How India’s Coins Jingled 14- The Mutiny of 1683 15- Siddi’s Seige of Bombay 16- When Pirates Ruled the Bombay Sea 17- Bleak Days for Bombay 18- Struggle for the Seas 19- Pearl Harbour-Like Attack 20- From Riches to Rags 21- St. Thomas Cathedral 22-Pioneer Ship-Builders 23- The Many Loves of Eliza 24- The Floating Mausoleum 25- David Sassoon and Sons 26- The Changing Skyline of the City 27- Cricket 91 Years Ago 28- Battle for Bombay 29- Architect of Bombay Presidency 30- Pioneers in Education 31- The Cross that Sprouted Leaves 32- Enter the Duke, Exit Misfortune 33- Flora Sassoon 34- The Kings of Cotton Textiles 35- ‘Kight’ in the Skies 36- The City Reaches Out 37- The Decade of Enterprise 38-The Great Rebellion Comes to Town 39- Asia’s First Train 40- Cotton Comes to Bombay 41- City Turns Foul – As People and Problems Multiply 42- Playing Cops and Robbers 43- The Evolution of Bombay University 44- The Birth of Modern Bombay 45- First Link with the Mainland 46- Across the Ghats 47- Wizard of the Share Market 48- The Gold Rush 49- Opium Boom from Bombay 50- Nana Shankarshet 51- Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy 52- Picturesque Bombay 53- Golden Age of Architecture 54- The Bene Israelis 55-Gokuldas Tejpal 56- Walkeshwar Temple 57-Bombay, City of Gods – 1 58- Bombay, City of Gods – II 59- Face Lift for Bombay 60- From Power to Obscurity 61- Bombay’s Beautiful Landmark 62- The Back Bay Bungle 63- Train to Prosperity 64- Trams and Transport 65- From Here to Eternity 66- Bombay’s Jailhouse Blues 67- A Far Pavilion 68- Bombay’s Historic Role 69- A Multi-hued Community 70- The First Super Market 71- Managing the First City 72- The First Indian Doctors 73- The City’s Intellectual Centre- The Asiatic Society 74- Some Bizarre Happenings 75- The Fire Worshippers 76- Red Light District 77- Commercial Capital of India 78- Man and the Sea 79- Housing the Millions 80- Bombay’s Merchant Emperor 81- The Dream City 82- The Saga of Water 83- Bombay Steam Navigation Co. 84- Bombay’s Festivals 85- Place Names in Bombay 86- Entertainment, Theatre and Cinema 87- Sex, Scandal and Murder 88- Victoria Terminus 89- Blasts that Shook Bombay 90- Independence Day and After 91- Mumbai Today and Tomorrow Bibliography Index
Abstract: Bombay, The City of Dreams: A History of the First City in India charts the transformation of Bombay from scattered islands into India’s premier metropolis. It traces the city’s evolution under Muslim, Portuguese, and British rule, highlighting battles, trade, and legal legacies that shaped its destiny. The work foregrounds visionary figures like Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, Nana Shankarshet, and David Sassoon, alongside themes of commerce, industry, education, and culture. Exploring architecture, religion, festivals, and cinema, it captures Bombay’s cosmopolitan character. Concluding with Independence and Mumbai’s rise as India’s financial and cultural capital, the book presents a rich chronicle of the “City of Dreams.”