Sharada Dwivedi

Sharada Dwivedi ( 1942 – 6 February 2012) was an Indian author, historian and researcher. She wrote several books on the history and culture of both India and Mumbai (formerly Bombay).Books authored by Sharada dwivedi She was on the panel on the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee. Among her most famous work was Bombay, the Cities Within (1995). She had great fascination for Victorian-era Mumbai and later in her life, she developed a great affection for the city's art deco stylings.

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 URBAN DESIGN RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Mumbai, India the KALA GHODA ASSOCIATION, and was a consultant to the Bombay Collaborative. 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.

Death Dwivedi died on 6 February 2012 in Mumbai, India after a brief illness.Sharada Dwivedi: 'Death of a Chronicler', FEBRUARY 7, 2012 9:40 AM BY MICHAEL EDISON HAYDEN

Bibliography Dwivedi's writings covered subjects such as art, architecture, interiors, heritage, conservation and the traditions of cuisine and beauty. Year Book titleAuthor(s)PublisherISBN 1995 Bombay, the Cities WithinIndia Book House 1996 Banganga, Sacred TankEminence Designs 1999Fort walks: Around Bombay's Fort areaEminence Designs 2000 Anchoring a City Line the History of the Western Suburban Railway and its Headquarters in Bombaywith Rahul MehrotraEminence Designs2000Maharaja and the Princely States of IndiaRoli Books 2002The Jehangir Art Gallery: established 21 January 1952with Rahul MehrotraJehangir Art Gallery 2002The Victoria Memorial School for the Blind: Founded 14 February 1902with Rahul MehrotraVictoria Memorial School for the Blind2003The Automobiles of the MaharajasEminence Designs2006Premchand Roychand (1831-1906), His Life and TimesEminence Designs 2007Almond Eyes, Lotus Feet, Indian Traditions in Beauty and Healthwith Shalini Devi Holkar William Morrow and Company2008Bombay Decowith Rahul Mehrotra, Noshir GobhaiEminence Designs

DwivediSpectrum the Tribune, Sunday, March 18, 2012, Maximum love for Maximum City Michael Edison Hayden wrote numerous articles on conservation and urban issues on Mumbai. Among these were: Lives of the Indian Princes (1984) with Charles Allen Reach for the Stars (1993) – the corporate history of Blue Star Ltd The Broken Flute (1994) – a children's novel The Maharaja (1999) A Celebration of Style (2000) Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla.

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