THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI
The Mumbai Research Centre
Presents Bombay Booked - 11: MUSES OVER MUMBAI
Murzban F. Shroff will be in conversation with Sidharth Bhatia
Friday, 7th March 2025 at 5.00 p.m.

The Mumbai Research Centre of The Asiatic Society of Mumbai presents Bombay Booked - 11: MUSES OVER MUMBAI, a new story collection from Commonwealth Prize-shortlisted author and seven-time Pushcart Prize nominee, Murzban F. Shroff. He will be in conversation with Sidharth Bhatia, Founder Editor of The Wire.

Friday, 7th March 2025 from 5 p.m. at the Durbar Hall, The Asiatic Society of Mumbai. Please join us for Tea at 4:30 p.m.

Muses Over Mumbai is a collection of 17 stories addressing issues such as the veg-non-veg divide, terrorism, caste and communal prejudice, class snobbery, corporate greed, and environmental destruction. Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie praises these stories for highlighting Mumbai's spirit against its darker aspects.

Murzban F. Shroff, a Mumbai-based writer, has published fiction in over 75 literary journals in the U.S. and UK. He has received multiple awards and nominations, including the Bacopa Review Fiction Award and seven Pushcart Prize nominations. His works include "Breathless in Bombay" and "Waiting for Jonathan Koshy." Shroff's India collection of stories, "Third Eye Rising," was listed among Esquire's Best Books of 2021. He is a frequent speaker at international literary festivals and universities.

- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande, Hon. Secretary Asiatic Society of Mumbai
- Dr. Shehernaz Nalwalla, Vice President of the Society & Chairperson – MRC