The making of a metropolis: the story of Bombay

7541, Burhani Book Centre 2025-08-29

An Overview by C.L. Gheewala p.15, About the Author p.19, Introduction p.19, Part One The Beginning 0f Bombay p.33, The Hindu Period p.35, The Muslim Period p.39, The Advent of The Portuguese p.41, The British Takeover Of Bombay p.53, The Man Who Made Bombay p.67, A Period Of Decline p.75, Bombay's Revival (1700-1800) p.87, Share Mania, The Crash And The Facelift p.9, Part Two Bombay through The Eyes Of Its Chroniclers p.113, Bombay Accounts From 1661-1774 p.115, Perspectives Between 1775 And 1900 p.127, Life In The Walled Town And In The Early Tventieth Century p.141, Part Three The Men Who Built Bombay p.145, Gerald Aungier, Mountstuart Elphinstone, Jonathan Duncan,Sir Henry Bartle Frere, Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia And His Clan,The Wadias Of Bombay Dyeing, Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, Motichand Amichand, Balshashtri, Jhambekar, Sir Mangaldas Nathoobhai, Jagannath Shankersett, Framji Cowasji Banaji, Bhau Daji Lad, Karasandas Mulji, Premchand Roychand, The Petits, Mahadev Govind Ranade, Dadabhoy Naoroji,Gopal Krishna Gokhale ,The House Of Tata, Sir Pherozeshah Merwanji Mehta, Kashinath Trimbak Telang, Badruddin Tyabji, Three Generations Of Aga Khans,The Readymoneys, Gokuldas Tejpal, Morarji Gokuldas, Fe. Dinshaw, Purshotam Thakurdas, K.R.P. Shroff p.179, Part Four Industry, Trade And Trade Organisations p.181, The Cotton Tradep.183, Banks in Bombay p.196, Textiles: Bombay's Pioneer Industry p.203, Trade, Traders And Organisations p.209, Shipping And Shipbuilding p.225, The Growth of Postal Services p.231, Part Five Prospects and Problems Centuries Without A Municipality p.247, Education and Political Struggle p.265, Problems and Prospects p.275.