The Making of a Metropolis: The Story of Bombay by Mohanlal Popatlal Gandhi (1904-1996). Published in 2024 by Spenta Multimedia Pvt Ltd, 5th Floor, Industry House, 159, Churchgate Reclamation, Bombay 400020. Pp: 300. Price: Rs 2,950.
In the 1960s there weren’t as many books on the history and development of Bombay accessible to the public as we have today. This might have inspired Mohanlal Popatlal Gandhi, dedicated to reading and writing, to research and write a comprehensive volume about his city. This book is the full reproduction of his manuscript which his daughter Minaxi Kamath discovered and published after his death.......