Colaba - by Shabnam Minwalla (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Description</p><p>Colaba, the southernmost tip of Mumbai-a bustling locality with the</p><p>Gateway of India, the famous Taj Mahal Hotel, and Colaba Causeway, a</p><p>shopper's paradise-is the city's most iconic neighbourhood. But barely 200</p><p>years ago, it was a rocky, jackal-infested island, separated from the rest of the</p><p>great metropolis by a temperamental creek.</p><p>In this compelling biography, Shabnam Minwalla, journalist, author and long-time</p><p>resident of the area, tells the tale of the unexpected forces that reshaped land and</p><p>sea; and allowed this remote corner of Bombay-Mumbai to evolve into one of</p><p>its liveliest, quirkiest neighbourhoods. Trying to figure out the exact area limits, </p><p>she unravels accounts of colonial rivalries and dowry negotiations, and of shrewd</p><p>industrialists who transformed the doomed island into the centre of trade during</p><p>the cotton boom of the 1860s. She navigates the sometimes charming, sometimes</p><p>seedy streets to track the area's evolution from a retreat for British soldiers and</p><p>sailors to a coveted residential area for the English and Indians alike. She digs</p><p>into her childhood memories to introduce us to the eccentric Parsis of Cusrow</p><p>Baug, the warm yet persistent shopkeepers and hawkers of the Causeway, the</p><p>industrious Sindhis who pioneered co-operative housing societies, the colourful</p><p>musicians, theatre artists and writers who frequented her corner of Colaba, and</p><p>the Arabs who come there every year to witness the city's monsoons. And in a</p><p>moving section, she records how the neighbourhood rose like a phoenix from the</p><p>ashes after the 26/11 terrorist attack.</p><p>Combining a remarkable flair for storytelling with sound journalistic</p><p>groundwork, and drawing upon three generations of family memory, Shabnam</p><p>paints an intimate and dynamic portrait of a great and fabled neighbourhood.</p><p><br></p>
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