Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
by:
Suketu Mehta (author)
A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider’s view of this stunning metropolis. He approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu gangs; following the life of a bar dancer raised amid poverty and abuse; opening the door into...
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A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider’s view of this stunning metropolis. He approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu gangs; following the life of a bar dancer raised amid poverty and abuse; opening the door into the inner sanctums of Bollywood; and delving into the stories of the countless villagers who come in search of a better life and end up living on the sidewalks.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780375703409 (0375703403)
ASIN: 375703403
Publish date: September 27th 2005
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 542
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Writing,
History,
Cultural,
Geography,
Journalism,
India,
Asian Literature,
Indian Literature,
Asia,
Sociology,
Cities
I read this after reading The Siege because this book is referred to several times in that one. The book chronicles the lives of several people in the city of Mumbai (Bombay). Because the focus shifts on each section of the book. I found the section on the bar dancers, police, and...
Circa 1992. It was a regular school day on a lovely December morning(winters are warm not cold in Bombay).With just an hour left to mid-morning recess, there was a sudden flurry of anxious announcements calling certain students to report immediately with their belongings at the Principal’s office. A...
How do you find words to capture a city's essence? Mehta took on this task with one of the world's biggest cities, Bombay, India. He lurked around the Bombay underworld, he skulked around the Bombay bar district, and he lingered among Bombay elite-turned-religious monks. I ended up feeling much the ...
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