Author: Gadgil Gangadhar
Place: Bombay
Publisher: Sangam Books
Year: 1991
Pages: 167
ISBN: 0-86132-301-7
Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: Bombay
Keyword: Crazy Bombay, Essay
Shelf: C9R5
Accession No: B1637
Contents: My Musical Predicament, Ingenious Pickpockets and Sophisticated Burglars, Tea in Bombay, Academic Thrills, Professor in a Manhole, Glimpses of Girgaum, Shops That Bombay Hadn’t Bargained For, Trains That Build Character, Bhelpuri Without Minding the Tears, The Bombayites as War Material, The Great Success Story of Secularism, The Trickle Down Theory and My Brother-in-Law, On Watching a Cricket Match, Chintu’s Revolutionary Impulse- A big Business, Wives Don’t Understand Socialism, Eating Houses in the Good Old Days, Men and Mangoes of Konkan, The Eventful Journey to Knokan- Preparations, The Eventful Journey to Konkan- On Board the Steamer
Abstract: “Crazy Bombay” by Gangadhar Gadgil is a collection of essays, many of which originally appeared as columns in the Illustrated Weekly of India. It humorously portrays the multifaceted life of Bombayites and offers a witty commentary on their quirks and follies. The book also serves as Gadgil’s autobiography, tracing his growth as a writer and exploring the lives of his literary contemporaries.