The Mumbai Research Centre of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai is organising a lecture on Chimaji Appa and the history of Mumbai’s Vasai. The lecture will talk about the Maratha leader. It will be conducted by Dr Uday S Kulkarni, a researcher and author who has penned eight books on 18th Century India. He explains the geography, “Salsette is a land that extends from Bandra till today’s Bhayandar. Vasai Fort is uniquely positioned as it is surrounded by water on three sides and the northern side is an open area.”

(From left) A view of Vasai Fort; a statue of Chimaji Appa within the fort. Pics Courtesy/Uday S Kulkarni