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This new illustrated book aims to introduce children to Mumbai's rich history
Updated On: 17 April, 2023 07:46 PM IST | Mumbai | Sucheta Chakraborty
The first of a new series of illustrated heritage books aims to introduce young readers and the city’s future custodians to Mumbai’s rich history and culture, and the need to conserve its past
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Sumedha Sah’s pen-and-ink drawings complement Fernandez’s text, full of charming and often lesser-known details about the city’s history, culture and people. The letter I explains Irani cafes and their city connection. ILLUSTRATIONS COURTESY/HARPERCOLLINS CHILDREN’S BOOKS
The stone slab at the base of the first of the 30 steps of the Asiatic Society with an engraved ‘0’ is known as the Town Hall datum, representing the point at sea level; the now-decrepit Esplanade Mansion was once one of Bombay’s most popular luxury hotels with a grand orchestra, luxurious shopping arcades and the finest dining room that hosted the likes of Mark Twain and MA Jinnah; a 7,142-tonne cargo vessel SS Fort Stikine at the Bombay Harbour showered gold pieces on nearby terraces as a result of an explosion while a shred of its propeller landed on a section of St Xavier’s Boys High School in Dhobi Talao; the owners of Noor Mohammadi Hotel in Bhendi Bazaar liked a chicken dish from Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt’s home kitchen so much that the Chicken Sanju Baba now forms a part of their menu.
These are among the many quaint details about Mumbai’s fascinating and diverse history and tangible heritage that populate H for Heritage: Mumbai (HarperCollins Children’s Books), and what admittedly made this Mumbaikar, who has been away from her adopted city for a while, miss it terribly.
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