Alisha Sadikot will lead conference participants and invited guests on a walking tour through Mumbai’s ‘fort’ area that spotlights the hidden spaces and histories of 19th century Bombay. The route, anchored by visits to two historic city institutions, the Elphinstone College and the Asiatic Society, takes you from Bombay’s early history as a struggling fortified town, through its early 19th century challenges of planning and resources, to its period of transformation into a cosmopolitan, growing centre of business and industry in the latter 1800s.
Route Highlights: The walk includes interior visits and tours of the Elphinstone College & Maharashtra State Archives and the Asiatic Society of Mumbai. Other highlight areas are Kala Ghoda, the Bombay Gothic University and High Court buildings, Flora Fountain and Horniman Circle.
