Synopsis This is a pictorial history of how an ancient cluster of islands that were sparsely inhabited by indigenous people of Dravidian stock became, through the centuries, the commercial hub of the world’s second most populous city. Bombay is now Mumbai and it has metamorphosed from a conglomeration of seven islands to a megapolis. If you glance through Sunil Vaidyanathan’s book “The Heritage Buildings of Bombay” Mumbai stares you in the face with its changing splendour. From strength to strength, the book takes you on a tour that is colourful and fascinating, informative and interesting, nostalgic and real. The book is a compilation of Vaidyanathan’s “love affair with pretty pictures”. “The Heritage Buildings of Bombay, with text by Rajan Narayan and photographs by Sunil Vaidyanathan, the book provides basic information about the structures along with lots of “pretty Pictures”. “The Heritage Buildings of Bombay” was conceived by 24-year old photographer, Sunil Vaidyanathan, over the las