Reading List


If you need more information about the city of Mumbai (Bombay), we recommend the following books:-

Author Title Publisher Year ISBN #
Cox, Edmund A Short History of Bombay Presidency Thacker & Co. 1887 -
Maclean, James Mackenzie A Guide to Bombay Various editions between 1875 & 1902 - -
Karkaria, R.P. The Charm of Bombay D B Taraporewala 1915 -
Pusalker, A.D. & Dighe, V.G. Bombay, Story of the island City All India Oriental Conference 1949 -
Chittar, S.D. The Port of Bombay, A Brief History Privately published 1973 -
Gibbons, Suzanne D. Bombay Handbook American Women's Assn. 1973 -
David, M.D. History of Bombay: 1661-1708 Univ. of Bombay 1973 -
Maraes, Dom Bombay Time Life Books 1979 -
Mayur, Rashmi & Vohra, Prem Ratan Bombay by 2000 A.D. Privately published 1986 -
Chaudhari, K.K. History of Bombay, Modern Period Gazetteers Dept., Govt. of Maharashtra 1987 -
Diana, Proeschel & Merani, Saroj Flavours: A Selective Guide to the Eateries in Bombay The Perennia Press 1988 -
Kaye, Myriam Illustrated Guide to Bombay & Goa The Guidebook Co. 1990 962-217-045-6
Tindall, Gillian City of Gold Penguin 1992 0-14-009500-4
Patel, Sujata & Thorner, Alice Bombay, Metaphor for Modern India Oxford University Press 1995 0-19-563688-0
Dwivedi, Sharada & Mehrotra, Rahul Bombay, The Cities Within India Book House Pvt. Ltd. 1995 81-85028-80-X
Katiyar, Arun & Bhojani, Namas Bombay, A Contemporary Account Harper Collins 1996 81-7225-216-0
Contractor, Behram From Bombay To Mumbai Oriana Books 1998 -
Virani, Pinki Once Was Bombay Viking 1999 0-670-88869-9
Mehta, Rina Mumbai Mum's Guide Oxford & IBH Publishing 1999 81-204-1358-X
Singh, Rashmi Uday The Mid-Day Good Food Guide Mid-Day 1998 -
Baliga, Shashi Times Great Food Finder Benett Coleman & Co. 1999 -
Baria, Farah Bombay, A Tourist Guide to Mumbai Kamlesh Shah Publishers Distributors Pvt. Ltd. 1999 81-86850-01-5
Mistri, Saker & Soonawalla, Arnaz The Mid-Day Mumbai Shopping Guide Mid-Day 1999 -
Mappls Satellite based comprehensive maps of Mumbai CE Info Systems (P) Ltd. 1999 81-901108-0-2