Ahmedabad: City with a Past is a beautiful little book filled with history, culture, architectural heritage and nostalgia. Esther David reminisces about her childhood and growing up years traveling through the "gallies" and "pols" in and around the walled city along with the houses that were her homes for long durations until circumstances made her part with them. She intricately describes the homes and their décor, neighborhood, daily rituals of her family, the markets and the old city of Ahemadabad where she grew up.
The book beautifully captures the stories that give the city it's identity and respect from its contribution a capital city and a political base for rulers that have played their part in Indian history, the delectable cuisines and eating habits of Ahemadabadis from the traditional fare to the fusion food the city has accepted, the slow but eventual acceptance of fashion in attire, ancestoral homes and new condominiums, educational exposure, skills and crafts displayed by the city inhabitants and the city's acceptance of languages apart from Gujarati.
Its the western modernism that has helped the city progress diluting the warmth of community living in many parts of the city which the author writes about emotionally. Yet no matter how modern or rich the dwellers are they traditional and revere their heritage be it through festivals, rituals and religious gatherings.
A city that's safe for women and is also nature loving the author describes every trivial and great happening be it the city's auto-rickshaw drivers and their temperaments or the rights and earthquakes that change the equation of Ahemadabad's smooth functioning the reader has it all.
I have loved this part personal- part historical book, it works best as a cosy read for a rainy day or while on the go!The gorgeous illustrations just add to its beauty!😍You must read this account that blends the past with the present with a feeling of belongingness and fondness.
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great guide to off the beaten path Ahmedabad and wonderful, evocative, black and white illustrative drawings
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 19 February 2021Verified Purchase
