Bombay: An Illustrated History (Pre Order October 2026)
Jehangir Sorabjee
A product of Jehangir Sorabjee's lifelong passion for exploring his native city... the eloquent narrative provides essential context for anyone trying to understand Bombay's transformations, triumphs and bouts of turbulence.
Naresh Fernandes, author & editor of Scroll.in
'The island of the good life': that's what the Portuguese called Bombay 500 years ago, and Jehangir Sorabjee shows us why it's still true today. He traces this astonishing patchwork of people, faiths and customs through the centuries...
Neil Macgregor, author & former director, British Museum
Bombay is a city perpetually in the making. Restless and constantly reinventing itself, it has grown from a cluster of fishing islands into one of the world's great megacities: a financial powerhouse, shaped by migration and transformation, and the beating heart of India's cinema, art and commerce.
Bombay: An Illustrated History traces this extraordinary history by moving across centuries and exploring the city's evolution from colonial port to modern metropolis, while uncovering the people, events and urban histories that have shaped its distinctive charm and identity.
Jehangir Sorabjee is a physician and photographer based in Mumbai. A graduate of Grant Medical College, he is Honorary Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine at the Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences. Images from his acclaimed aerial photography book Above Bombay (2006) have been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, Tate Modern, the Canary Islands Biennale and the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival.
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