A Free Virtual Tour of the Bassein Fort

Release of ASM Journal Volume 92

We are happy to share with you that on 26 th November 2024, on the occasion of the 220 th Foundation Day of the Asiatic, the Society has released Volume 92 of the ASM Journal. This is the latest volume of the journal released by the Society. The editors of the journal are Professor Madhu Kelkar and Professor Usha R Vijailakshmi. It has come to the Society's notice that some unscrupulous elements are collecting money for publishing papers in the Society's Journal and are offering bogus certificates. Some of the candidates had mailed these certificates to the Society. These certificates carry the names of the editors of previous volumes. The Asiatic Society does not collect money for publishing research papers in its journal, nor does it guarantee publication, and most importantly it does not issue any certificate. Authors must verify with the Society before submitting any papers, and papers will be published only after rigorous peer review and editing. The Society does not take responsibility for any payments made to third parties claiming to represent the Society, or for their papers appearing in a cloned/spam journal. Ours is a print-only journal. We do not publish the journal online.

The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
Mumbai Research Centre
Presents
Navigating the Corte do Norte of Portuguese India
A Free Virtual Tour of the Bassein Fort
When Bombay or Mumbai was still a seemingly insignificant cluster of marshy islands, Bassein stood as the proud northern capital of the Portuguese territories. A centre once bustling with trade and commerce, institution and industry, aristocracy and clergy, Bassein or Baçaim can be dubbed “praelusio urbs prima in Indis.” A silent witness to history’s meanderings, the monumental presence of the fortified city of Bassein can now only be felt through its ruins. Here, nature and structure have found a rhythm of growth and decay, enough to preserve a semblance of its former grandeur.
Join us as we navigate the historical and urban intricacies woven into the defense and religious architecture of the Fort to flesh out a two hundred year record of the rise and subsequent decline of this once famed walled city.

Resource Person: André Baptista
Date: Saturday, 18th July 2020
Time: 7.00 p.m.
Platforms: Microsoft Teams
Link for Google doc: https://forms.gle/s4xjjEdaxxz5TvL57
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Contact: Vrushali (9820603539), Rushikesh (9766410354),
Madhu (9821695912), Madhumita (9987087418)