About the Book: Shivaji Park
shanta Gokhale draws upon a variety of sources accounts of chroniclers,
residents and conquerors; memoirs, novels, anecdotes and conversational paint an
intimate and compelling portrait of one of Mumbai oldest and most vibrant
neighborhoods. one of the earliest planned neighbourhood of Bombay, Shivaji Park
in Dakar was conceived in order to decongest the mega citys residential and
commercial centre after the plague epidemic of 1896. With its massive playground
named after the Maratha warrior king, gorgeous art deco buildings and the great
Arabian sea beyond, Shivaji Park was a coveted residential area long before
Bandra and Juju. In this little gem of