The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
Mumbai Research Centre
Cricket Country by Dr. Prashant Kidambi
Lecture 1: 7 pm to 8.40 pm, 31 January 2023
Lecture 2: 7 pm to 8.40 pm, 7 February 2023
on Zoom | Charges Rs.500/-
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Cricket Country is the untold story of how the idea of India was fashioned on the cricket pitch in the high noon of empire. Conceived by an unlikely coalition of imperial and Indian elites, it took twelve years and three failed attempts before an ‘Indian’ cricket team made its debut on the playing fields of imperial Britain in the blazing coronation summer of 1911. This is a capacious tale with an improbable cast of characters set against the backdrop of revolutionary protest and princely intrigue. My talk, which is in two parts, will highlight key episodes in this extraordinary story and illuminate a fascinating and formative period in the history of Indian cricket.
Prashant Kidambi is associate professor of colonial urban history at the University of Leicester. After completing postgraduate degrees in history at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to pursue a doctorate at the University of Oxford. Kidambi’s research explores the interface between British imperialism and the history of modern South Asia. He is the author of The Making of an Indian Metropolis: Colonial Governance and Public Culture in Bombay, 1890-1920 and the lead editor of Bombay Before Mumbai: Essays in Honour of Jim Masselos.
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- Dr. Shehernaz Nalwalla, Chairperson
- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande, Hon. Secretary
AVID Learnings, Gateway House and The Mumbai Research Centre, The Asiatic Society of Mumbai present “UNCOVERNING URBAN LEGACIES Tracing the Sindhi & Parsi Heritage of Bombay”
Date and Time: Tuesday, 17th January 2023, Session: 6.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
6.00 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. Registration
Venue: Durbar Hall, The Asiatic Society of Mumbai Town Hall, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road,Fort, Mumbai – 400001
Speakers: Saaz Aggarwal, Biographer and Oral Historian, Dinyar Patel, Asst. Professor of History, S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Sifra Lentin, Author & Bombay History, Fellow at Gateway House
Mumbai’s diverse urban fabric is built on the cultures and lifestyles of communities that call it their home. The communal diversity can be traced back to the 17th century which saw a flock of traders and merchants landing on the shores.
In the sixth edition of Uncovering Urban Legacies, our eminent speakers will explore the rich heritage of the Sindh and Parsi communities to understand their indelible legacy on the city and its surroundings. They will traverse through Bombay’s historical, geographical, and socio-cultural influences while illuminating the lesser-known ones, pivotally shaping the city.
Come and be a part of this fascinating journey to discover and re-discover the stories of not one but two communities that embraced and enriched Bombay.
- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande, Asiatic Society of Mumbai
- Dr. Shehernaz Nalwalla, Mumbai Research Centre
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
Mumbai Research Centre
UNSEEN ALIBAUG (A Visit)
19th December 2022 – 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. – Ex-Chembur
Rs.2,200/- (for members Rs.2,000/-)
Payment link for unseen Alibaug (General) : https://rzp.io/l/AliGen
Payment link for unseen Alibaug (Members) : https://rzp.io/l/AliMem
- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande, Hon. Secretary
- Dr. Shehernaz Nalwalla, Chairperson, Mumbai Research Centre
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Mumbai Research Centre
The Nawab, the Letter and the Novel Dr. Kenneth Robbins, MD
13th December 2022 at 5 p.m.
This is the story of two Muslim feminist sisters Nazli and Atiya Fyzee (of the Tyabji family) and their husbands, Nawab Sidi Ahmad Khan of Janjira and the painter-writer Fyzee Rahamin respectively. When the Nawab took a second wife to produce an heir, Nazli Begum left to live in Bombay with Atiya and Fyzee. After the Nawab’s death, the Begum contested Janjira state’s claim that she was divorced. She wrote a long diatribe to Queen Mary against her late husband, claiming the state's progress to her efforts. All of her charges were expanded in Fyzee Rahamin’s novel "Gilded India". Nazli’s letter and Fyzee’s novel are important early feminist documents extolling the benefit of rule by women over that by men.
Kenneth X. Robbins is an independent scholar on South Asia. His major areas of interest are the Maharajas and Nawabs, minority groups in India (such as African Muslim elites and Jews), and religious traditions (Sufis, the Bhakti movement, etc.). He has published about 120 articles and edited or authored many books. As an archivist-collector, Robbins has curated many exhibits and scholarly conferences dealing with Maharajas and Nawabs in Indian history, paintings, photographs, art, religion, medicine, numismatics, and philately as well as multiple exhibits on Jews in India.
- Dr. Shehernaz Nalwalla, Chairperson, Mumbai Research Centre
- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande, Hon. Secretary
The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai is delighted to invite you to a presentation of the works of the French Nobel prize winning author Annie Ernaux on Monday 5th December 2022 at 5 pm.
The Mumbai Research Centre of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai is pleased to present a nature walk with Mr Pracin Subramanian to know more about Mumbai's winged winter visitors. The Bhandup Pumping Station provides access to the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary, and has long been a favorite for watching migratory birds. The creek and its adjacent wetland and mudflats lie close to the Central Asian Flyway, through which birds like pipits, godwits, eagles, ducks, plovers, ospreys, starlings, pochards, harriers, geese, shelducks, falcons, stonechats, buntings, shovelers and rosefinches migrate south from Siberia. Mumbai's warm climate and abundant biodiversity make it a suitable wintering area for these birds, along with subcontinental migrants like egrets, herons, ibises, spoonbills, storks and flamingos.
