Shabnam Minwalla writes for newspapers plays mother to three teenagers devours murder mysteries and shops for saris. But her absolutely totally completely favourite activities are writing books for children and seeking out ghosts stories and bargains in her beloved Mumbai. Shanta Gokhale was born in Dahanu and brought up in Mumbai. She has worked as a lecturer in English at Elphinstone College and H.R. College of Commerce as a sub-editor with Femina as a P.R. Executive with Glaxo Laboratories and as arts editor with the Times of India. Gokhale has written two novels in Marathi Rita Welinkar and Tya Varshi. Both won the Maharashtra State Award for the best novel of the year and have been translated by her into English. Her most recent book is her memoir One Foot on the Ground.
<p>Fascinating biographies of two fabled neighbourhoods that define the Maximum City.</p><p>Rich in detail and full of delightful anecdotes and urban legends these are essential reads for every lover of the great metropolis whether a resident or a visitor.</p><p>‘Shabnam Minwalla is an amazing writer. So much comes through in her sentences— detail description research. She knows this place and how!…[Colaba: The Diamond at the Tip of Mumbai] has something for every reader—history and legend for the passing tourist and surprising discoveries for the veteran Colabawala.’—The Week</p><p>‘[Shivaji Park: Dadar 28—History Places People is] an intimate and compelling portrait…Gokhale combines serious historicization with the lived experience of a veteran resident. This book [is] a guided tour through the heart of one of Mumbai’s oldest neighbourhoods by a truly gifted storyteller.’—The Book Review</p>
