Book Inspired By Sunday Mid-Day Column Launches At Kala Ghoda Festival

Meher Marfatia’s Once Upon A City launched in association with Mid-day celebrated by city’s cultural stalwarts at literature evening

Shanta Gokhale, Gerson daCunha and Meher Marfatia at the release of their titles

Bombay was there. And, so was Mumbai. From the classy chic Altamont Road senior to the Boho Bandraite and everyone in between interested in the city’s history and good writing, was at the Sir David Sassoon Library lawns on Saturday evening. The Kala Ghoda Festival session that saw the release of two titles by city chroniclers was spilling over with attendees. Meher Marfatia’s Once Upon A City, a book presented in association with mid-day and inspired by her fortnightly column in Sunday Mid-day, was released by Gerson daCunha, who also launched translator-critic Shanta Gokhale’s Shivaji Park, Dadar 28: History, Places, People.

Meher has used many photos taken by Foy Nissen….the front cover pictures, as well as the last pages are Foy’s pictures. She has acknowledged him as a true bombayphile.

The book is a wonderful tribute to Foy and his unique photos of the city and its people.