Mumbai/Bombay: once a small island city, is today India’s biggest metropolis. And its commercial capital as well. Historically, the settlements here, as elsewhere in the world, came up around the reserves of potable water – they could be natural reservoirs or rivers. Later, when the population started increasing speedily – leading to water scarcity, new schemes of water management were devised. This book is a unique effort of its kind to explore ...
Presently, one of the prominent debates in Indian History remains theeighteenth century period that revolves around the relationship between political stability and culture. Eighteenth century marked a significant stage in the Maratha history since in the century the Maratha rule expanded in North India and Karnataka. This century also witnessed an important position granted to the post of the Peshwa, as seen from the sanad of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shahu in ...