Nationality Indian Known for Historical books Citizenship Indian Partner(s) Bhagirath Dwivedi Spouse Bhagirath Dwivedi | Alma mater Sydenham College Name Sharada Dwivedi Home town Mumbai Occupation Historian Role Author | |
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Books Almond Eyes - Lotus Feet, The Broken Flute, The Maharaja & the Princ, Bombay: The Cities Within, Fort walks | ||
Sharada dwivedi shares her sentiments
Sharada Dwivedi मॅराठी:(शारदा द्विवेदी),(c. 1942 – 6 February 2012) was a Mumbai-based historian and researcher. She wrote several books on the history and culture of Mumbai (formerly Bombay). She was also on the panel on the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee.
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- Sharada dwivedi shares her sentiments
- Kgaf lit 16 sharada dwivedi commemorative lecture
- Education
- Conservation work
- Publications
- Death
- References
Among her most famous works was Bombay, the Cities Within (1995). She had great fascination for Victorian Mumbai. Later, in her life, she developed a great affection for the city's art deco stylings.
Kgaf lit 16 sharada dwivedi commemorative lecture
Education
Sharada Dwivedi completed her schooling at Queen Mary School, Mumbai, in Mumbai, and then graduated from the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics from the University of Mumbai. She follow this with a degree in Library Science from the same university and with training in reference work in Paris.
Conservation work
Dwivedi was involved in several conservation projects in Mumbai and served as a member of the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee. She was a member of the Executive Committee of the Urban Design Research Institute the KALA GHODA ASSOCIATION, and was a consultant to the Bombay Collaborative. In the early 1990s disgruntled with how authors were not being paid equitably, she started her own publishing company, Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd. which has gone on to publish over 30 titles on a variety of subjects from Bombay history, art and architecture to cookery, beauty and film. Her book Almond Eyes & Lotus Feet, authored with Shalini Devi Holkar, was subsequently published by Harper Collins in the US.
Publications
Dwivedi's writings covered subjects such as art, architecture, interiors, heritage, conservation and the traditions of cuisine and beauty.
Dwivedi wrote numerous articles on conservation and urban issues on Mumbai. Among these were:
Death
Dwivedi died on 6 February 2012 in Mumbai.