Waternamah — 300 years of Mumbai’s Bhikha Behram Well 1725-2025 edited by Bachi Karkaria. Published in 2025 by The Bhikha Behram Well Trust. Pp: 151. Price: Rs 750.
This commemorative anthology is an offering or salutation to water in general, and the Bhikha Behram Well (BBW), an important landmark in the Fort area. In the experienced hands of editor Bachi Karkaria, assisted by Nandini Bhaskaran, this collection of essays, sparkling with wit and wisdom, assumes historical significance. The photographs, edited by filmmaker Sooni Taraporevala, tell their own story of times past and present. The illustrations, especially the watercolors by Zarin Amrolia,......