The parallel histories of Vasai, Thane and Chaul
6, 7, 8 July 2021 | Zoom | 7:00 - 8:30pm | Rs. 600/-
Long before Governor Hornby and his Vellard, the northern Konkan had several claimants to the title of the Commercial Capital of India. The region's strategic geography is unmistakable with several Ghats opening passages from the hinterland to the coast, which possessed several natural harbors. From the earliest periods, ships from the western Indian Ocean have traded with this coast. The names Sopara, Kalyan and Chaul are registered as important emporia by Greco-Roman sources, while Thane and Vasai come into prominence in the medieval period.
This series will look at three emporia – Vasai, Thane and Chaul – through a historical-geographical lens, considering their political, strategical and commercial value to the various states that ruled them. We will use historical maps and writings along with modern sources to examine the factors that led to their rise and their eventual decline. Ultimately every lecture will pose this question — if not Bombay, would any of them have emerged as Urbs Prima in Indis?
The Mumbai Research Centre of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai invites you to "Street Fauna and the Ecology of Mumbai" with Abodh Aras, CEO, Welfare of Stray Dogs.
Time: Jun 19, 2021 07:00 PM India
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The Asiatic Society of Mumbai Literary Club
Online Talk by Dr. Jaideep Gogtay on Caring for Life: The Cipla Story since 1935
Wednesday 16th June 2021 at 6 pm
The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai takes pleasure in inviting you for a talk by Dr. Jaideep Gogtay on “Caring for Life: the Cipla Story since 1935“ authored by Tulsi Vatsal.
As the world grapples with the Covid -19 crisis, it is worthwhile to recall the deadly AIDS pandemic, which by the year 2000 had infected 36 million people worldwide and claimed the lives of nearly 22 million, mainly because the treatment was too expensive. It was at this critical juncture that the Indian pharmaceutical company Cipla made its groundbreaking offer of antiretroviral drugs at “1$ a day“ in 2001, thus opening up a whole new front in the battle for affordable HIV/AIDS medicines around the world, saving the lives of millions.
The book traces the evolution of the company from its humble beginnings in a rented bungalow in the heart of Bombay to the significant global player that it has become today. The story unfolds against the backdrop of tumultuous events across the world and in India, a people’s struggle for indépendance and the growth of a nation. It is a story of hopes and dreams, of challenges and successes.
Dr.Jaideep Gogtay holds a degree in pharmacology and is the Medical Services Head at Cipla. He will talk about the history of epidemics and the Cipla story.
Tulsi Vatsal is an independent researcher and writer. She has authored a number of books on Indian history and culture.
We welcome you to join us at this virtual talk on Wednesday 16th June.
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The Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Mumbai Research Centre invites you for:
NATURALLY MUMBAI A LECTURE BY BITTU SEHEGAL
Time: Jun 5, 2021 06:45 PM India
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The Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Mumbai Research Centre invites you for:
NATURALLY MUMBAI A LECTURE BY BITTU SEHEGAL
Time: Jun 5, 2021 06:45 PM India
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The Mumbai Research Centre of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai is inviting you to a virtual walk for age group 12-15.
Sunday, June 6
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
12 - 15 year olds
Virtually Mumbai
Meet me online in Mumbai's historic city centre for a journey through the last 350 years! From the original islands of Bombay, we travel to a fortified trading outpost soon transformed by Opium and a daring process of land reclamation into a grand, colonial core built to declare the town then known as Bombay a global powerhouse and the ‘first city’ of India. Then, we zoom away to crowded working class neighbourhoods hidden from view by this showcase city and devastated by the Bubonic Plague at the end of the 19th century; finally we bask in the optimism of the early 20th century and a modernising city on the verge of Indian Independence. This whirlwind tour with a virtual twist is Mumbai's story - good, bad, funny, and mostly ugly - all from the comfort of home.
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