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.