GORGEOUSLY ILLUSTRATED CONTEMPORARY UPMARKET FLASH FICTION COFFEE TABLE BOOK
285 illustrations * 29 stories * 288 pages * Hardcover
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The Bambaiwallas of 11 Ltd
And in the American Kahani
11 Limited Colaba to Bandra
Drift down the 11 Limited bus route, on a Western artery of the living, breathing, growing, live ecosystem once known as Bombay, now called Mumbai. The illustrator-writer duo of the inimitable Paul Fernandes and Rahul Mehrotra bring alive fleeting moments and frozen memories in images and words.
Fiction and whimsy stir the primordial soup of fact and circumstance swirling around the lives of humanity from Mount St. Mary and Mehboob studios in Bandra to the Southern reaches of Navynagar and the Afghan church in Colaba. The path is lined with sylvan baugs, buzzing stores, historic train stations, iconic movie halls, crowded cafes, and art deco buildings in one never ending thread of many that weave their way through the fabric of this magical city.
Each lovingly illustrated story depicts moments in the lives of those who make Mumbai the home of twenty million hopes and dreams. The dabbawalas, the pani-puri makers, the pav-bhaji sellers, the waiters, the bus drivers, the traffic police, the touts; the shop keepers, the merchants, the Irani restaurant owners; the dreamers, the dream makers, the sellers of dreams, the extras, the stars, the starry eyed; the Bawas, the Babus, the Bhaus, the Bhais, the Bhaiyas…the Bambaiyas.
Get swept into the lives of the characters. Immerse yourself in their hopes and aspirations. Leave reality in the back seat while you soak up the irresistible energy pulsating through the heart of the mega city of dreams.
Enjoy the ride!
