Author: Prakash Gyan
Place: Noida
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers India
Year: 2010
Pages: 396
ISBN: 978-93-5029-007-1
Subject: Bomaby/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: Bombay
Keyword: Island City_x000D_ kala Bazaar_x000D_ art Deco_x000D_ eros Cinema_x000D_ taj Mahal Hotel_x000D_ fort_x000D_ gothic Parade_x000D_ marine Drive
Classification: 792
Shelf: C5R5
Accession No: B999
Contents: List of Illustrations 1- The Mythic City 2- The Colonial Gothic 3- The City on the Sea 4- The Cosmopolis and the Nation 5- The Tabloid and the City 6- From Red to Saffron 7- Planning and Dreaming 8- Avenger on the Street 9- Dreamworlds Acknowledgments Notes Index Figures Plates
Abstract: *Mumbai Fables* offers a multifaceted exploration of Mumbai, blending history, myth, and cultural critique to reveal the city as both real and imagined. It examines colonial legacies, nationalist ideals, and modern aspirations through architecture, media, politics, and urban planning. Chapters trace the city’s transformation from mythic beginnings and colonial remnants to a cosmopolitan hub marked by ideological shifts and popular culture. Themes of violence, fantasy, and city-making are explored through narratives of street justice, cinema, and planning dreams. Richly illustrated and deeply analytical, the book presents Mumbai as a city of contradictions—where dreams, myths, and realities constantly intersect and collide.