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
Link for Whats App Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/L3vwP6W1wQy2hecvYEIzgd
Contact: Vrushali (9820603539), Rushikesh (9766410354),
Madhu (9821695912), Madhumita (9987087418)

- Surendra Kulkarni, Hon. Secretary, Asiatic Society of Mumbai
- Dr. Shehernaz Nalwalla, Chairperson, Mumbai Research Centre

The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
Mumbai Research Centre
Invites you for a lecture series
Engineering the City: The history of Mumbai and its suburbs through the water lens
Water, in its myriad roles, has shaped the socio-economic, cultural and political history of cities since time immemorial. This series will showcase how attempts to control coastal, inland and rain water, through the ages have brought about socio-cultural, morphological and demographic changes, abetted industrial growth, trade and town planning in the city of Mumbai and its suburbs.
Series Coordinator : Madhu Kelkar
Dates: Wednesday, 22nd July to Thursday, 30th July 2020
Themes and resource persons
• 22nd July: Water Management in Pre-Portuguese Mumbai - Suraj Pandit
• 23rd July: Tanks, Legendary Wells and Sacred Practices around Water - Kurush Dalal
• 24th July: Rivers in Mumbai, Stories Untold - Vinayak Parab
• 25th July: Pyaavs: Socio-cultural Heritage of Mumbai - Rahul Chemburkar
• 27th July: Restoration of City Landmarks: The Fountains of Fort - Vikas Dilawari
• 28th July: The Hydraulic Empire: Waterworks of Bombay - Madhu Kelkar
• 29th July: Development of Bombay Harbour and Ship building: Early 19th Century - Louiza Rodrigues
• 30th July: Bombay: The Maritime Trading Highway of the Indian Ocean - Chhaya Goswami
Link for Google Doc: https://forms.gle/rMMFPCHfgnjxSFRMA
Time: 7.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Fees: ₹ 900/-
Contact Person: Madhu (9821695912); Madhumita (9987087418) Vrushali (9820603539); Rushikesh (9766410354)
Platform: Microsoft Teams
Attendance Certificates will be provided

- Surendra Kulkarni, Hon. Secretary, Asiatic Society of Mumbai
- Dr. Shehernaz Nalwalla , Chairperson, Mumbai Research Centre

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS WHO WISH TO JOIN THE LECTURE SERIES

ENGINEERING THE CITY: THE HISTORY OF MUMBAI AND ITS SUBURBS THROUGH THE WATER LENS
Payment of ₹ 900/- should be made strictly via NEFT to:
Bank: The State Bank of India
Institutional Banking Division; Mumbai Main Branch
Mumbai Samachar Marg, Horniman Circle, Fort, Mumbai 400 001
Prefix: 0438200066
Account No: 10996711574
IFS Code: SBIN0000300
Agency Name as per Bank: The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
Tel Nos. of the Bank: 022 - 22644972 / 22664342
MICR code of the Bank: 400002010
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Link for Google Doc: https://forms.gle/rMMFPCHfgnjxSFRMA
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• Platform: Microsoft Teams
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