01250nam a22002177a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100080008308200230009110000170011424500400013126000350017130000280020636500240023452007050025865000170096365000110098065000220099170000190101320220203101438.0220131b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780144001590  cAL  aeng  223a915.4792bMEHM  aSuketu Mehta  aMaximum City: Bombay Lost and Found  aNew DelhibPenguin Booksc2006  ax,584 p.bPBc20x13 cm.  b395.00c₹d395.00  aA native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider's view of this stunning metropolis. He approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu gangs, following the life of a bar dancer raised amid poverty and abuse, opening the door into the inner sanctums of Bollywood and delving into the stories of the countless villagers who come in search of a better life and end up living on the sidewalks.
As each individual story unfolds, Mehta also recounts his own efforts to make a home in Bombay after more than twenty years abroad. Candid, impassioned, funny and heartrending, Maximum City is a revelation of an ancient and ever-changing world.  aIndia-Mumbai  aTravel  aSocial Conditions  aMEHTA (Suketu)