Sharada Dwivedi
Sharada Dwivedi
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA FEBRUARY 11, 2012 02.45 A.M.
It is sad and depressing that of late , I have to write so many obituaries . Last quarter of 2011 was full of sudden and sad demise of the so many eminent people of all walks of life . Now the first quarter of 2012 is also no less harsh .
Sharada Dwivedi , eminent historian , researcher and chronicler of Mumbai , died on February 06 , 2012 in Mumbai . She was only 69 at the time of her death .
Map of Mumbai
It is unfortunate that I could not meet her personally but I am familiar with her work . Born , brought up and educated in Bombay [ now Mumbai ] , she was in love with the city . She was familiar with every minute details of the old and neo – gothic style buildings of Mumbai . Every little piece of even hidden history was also known to her . She belonged to the city and her Bombay belonged to her .
She researched the history of all the famous monuments and buildings of Mumbai and was always caring for the conservation work and during conservation work , was very strict and particular regarding the minutest details .
Skyline of Mumbai from Back Bay
Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
Gateway of India
Gateway of India
David Sassoon Library
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Formerly Victoria Terminus
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Formerly Victoria Terminus
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Formerly Victoria Terminus
Fort Market
Royal Asiatic Society
Museum - Formerly Prince of Wales Museum
Watson Hotel
High Court
Rudyard Kipling Bungalow
Elphinston College
Flora Fountain
A Road in South Mumbai
Eros Cinema
Capitol Cinema
Bandra Local Railway Station
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
She was always eager to help and advise , when it came to the old buildings . She was part of Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee and was member of Urban design Research Institute . She was responsible for the inclusion of Opera House in the 2012 World Monument Watch . It was due to her efforts that Fort – Churchgate Precinct was included in the tentative list of the UNESCO World Heritage Monument .
Chawls of Mumbai
The above mentioned chawl and this below mentioned famous Ambani building , Antilia are also a part of her beloved Bombay . She was interested in the city of Mumbai and wanted to preserve every aspect of the city . No one knows her reaction or what she actually felt about the chawls of Mumbai and what she thought about some of the present day structures like Antilia . Though her views about the centuries old Elephanta Caves are well – known and well chronicled .
Antila - Ambani House
Elephanta Caves
Apart from taking part in conservation work , she wrote and co – wrote many books on Mumbai and the historically important British era buildings . Her famous books are :
1 – Bombay , The City Within [ 1995 ]
2 – Banganga , Sacred Tank [ 1996 ]
3 – Fort Walks [ 1999 ]
4 – Anchoring A City Line , The History of The Western Suburban Railway And Its headquarters in Bombay [ 2000 ]
5 – The Jehangir Art Gallery [ 2002 ]
6 – The Victoria Memorial School for the Blind [ 2002 ]
6 – Taj Mahal Palace Hotel [ 2011 ]
Her other famous books are :
1 – Lives of the Indian Princes [ 1984 ]
2 – Reach for the Stars [ 1993 ] – the corporate history Blue Star Ltd
3 - The Broken Flut [ 1994 ] – a Children’s Novel
4 – The Maharaja [ 1999 ]
5 – A Celebration of Style [ 2000 ] Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosa
It is sad that a chronicler and historian of this eminence left us and that too , so soon . A historian par – excellence , herself , became history .
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