Author: ed. Ranganathan Murali
Place: USA
Publisher: Anthem Press
Year: 2012
Pages: 385
ISBN: 978 93 80601 51 9
Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: Bombay
Keyword: Urban Biography
Shelf: C5R5
Accession No: B1303
Contents: List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Foreword by Gyan Prakash Introduction Govind Narayan: A Preliminary Bio-Bibliography Govind Narayan’s Mumbai Notes to the Text Biographical Index of Mumbai Men of the Nineteenth Century Descriptive Index of Mumbai Institutions of the Nineteenth Century Bibliography Glossary Index Map
Abstract: *Govind Narayan’s Mumbai: An Urban Biography from 1863* presents a vivid account of nineteenth-century Mumbai through the eyes of Marathi writer Govind Narayan. Based on his 1863 text *Mumbaiche Varnan*, the book offers a detailed urban ethnography during a period of colonial change. Featuring an annotated translation, historical commentary, and scholarly tools such as indexes and a glossary, it provides insight into the city’s people, institutions, and everyday life. With contributions like a foreword by Gyan Prakash and contextual introduction, this volume serves as both a valuable primary source and a critical study of colonial urbanism in South Asia.