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Iu2019VE known author and fellow Sunday mid- day columnist Meher Marfatia since the early 1980s. Sure, thatu2019s carbon- dating us. But her new book Once Upon A City celebrates carbon- dating in Mumbai as never before. And, fellow columnist Rahul daCunha has been a solid supporter of the book. The column has been wildly popular Now its juiciest morsels have been condensed into a plump, but handy- sized book. Its tagline: making the little stories of Mumbai matter.
Apart from her legion fans, Meheru2019s reveals that her biggest compliment came from a little old lady with failing vision, whose doctor had forbidden her to read: u201cu2018 I told him to make one exception every other Sunday, when Once Upon A City appears, because I really enjoy it,u2019 she told me. Touched, I thanked her and apologised that itu2019s a longish column. u2018 No, no, donu2019t you shorten it by a single word, dear,u2019 she replied.u201d Although the book is about Mumbaiu2019s history, it is written in delightful, bitesized morsels in Meheru2019s inimitable style, jammed with photosu2014 old black and white photos, alongside recent, colour photos, with area maps, locality- wise listing, and all.
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