At the ground level, built structures and high walls hide the details of the city, even for those who think they know the well-traversed thoroughfares of the metropolis. The hidden greenery and the confusing layout of the city are best revealed from above. At our Online Talk #MumbaiFromAbove, Dr Jehangir Sorabjee, who has been documenting Mumbai from the air for the past 20 years, juxtaposes old aerial views of the city alongside recent ones for reference, and takes us on a visual sweep over the city from the southernmost tip of the island to the Versova creek, highlighting the growth and expansion that has taken place on the expanding island mass of the city.

Talk link will be shared a couple of hours before the workshop

About the speaker

Dr Jehangir Sorabjee is a Mumbai based Physician and Honorary Professor of Medicine for whom photography has always been a serious hobby. His discovery of Mumbai from the air began in 1997 and culminated in the first book of aerial views of the city, “Above Bombay”, which was published in 2006 and reprinted and revised in 2011 and 2018. He has given numerous talks on the city as viewed from the air, demonstrating the various changes that have taken place in recent decades. He has a keen interest on the history of the city and its architecture and is working on an illustrated book on the history of the city of Bombay.