Lecture by Dr. Jehangir Sorabjee on "Bombay @ 75

Release of ASM Journal Volume 92

We are happy to share with you that on 26 th November 2024, on the occasion of the 220 th Foundation Day of the Asiatic, the Society has released Volume 92 of the ASM Journal. This is the latest volume of the journal released by the Society. The editors of the journal are Professor Madhu Kelkar and Professor Usha R Vijailakshmi. It has come to the Society's notice that some unscrupulous elements are collecting money for publishing papers in the Society's Journal and are offering bogus certificates. Some of the candidates had mailed these certificates to the Society. These certificates carry the names of the editors of previous volumes. The Asiatic Society does not collect money for publishing research papers in its journal, nor does it guarantee publication, and most importantly it does not issue any certificate. Authors must verify with the Society before submitting any papers, and papers will be published only after rigorous peer review and editing. The Society does not take responsibility for any payments made to third parties claiming to represent the Society, or for their papers appearing in a cloned/spam journal. Ours is a print-only journal. We do not publish the journal online.

The Mumbai Research Centre of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai presents a free public lecture by Dr. Jehangir Sorabjee titled "Bombay @ 75 — A visual sweep through the lost and found" on 17th August 2022 at 5 pm in the Durbar Hall. All are invited.

75 years after Independence, the city of Bombay (now Mumbai) has undergone massive growth and transformation. In the process much of its heritage has been obliterated and many familiar views of the city have been lost to us. This talk aims to take us on a visual tour of the city from the air and from the ground highlighting the changes that have taken place as well as focusing on parts of the hidden heritage in familiar and unexplored regions of the city that slip by our notice.

Dr Jehangir Sorabjee (MBBS, MD, MRCP, DTM&H) is Head of the Department of Medicine at the Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, specializing is Infectious Diseases with stints at Kasturba Infectious Diseases Hospital and the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London and the Royal Free Hospital. He has numerous academic publications.

Dr Sorabjee has published a widely acclaimed book of aerial pictures of Mumbai – “Above Bombay”. His images have been exhibited at the VeniceBiennale in 2006, The TateModern in 2007, the CanaryIslandsBiennale in 2009, the KalaGhodaFestival in 2010 and at the JehangirArtGallery in February 2013. Some have been selected for permanent display at the Mumbai Airport. His street photography was featured in Art India Magazine. He is currently working on a second book of unknown spaces in Mumbai.