By-Ways of Bombay

S. M. (Stephen Meredyth) Edwardes

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BY-WAYS OF BOMBAY.
BY S. M. EDWARDES, C.V.O.
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
The various chapters of this book originally appeared under the nom-de-plume of "Etonensis" in the Times of India, to the proprietors of which journal I am indebted for permission to publish them in book-form, They cannot claim to be considered critical studies, but are merely a brief record of persons whom I have met and of things that I have seen during several years' service as a Government official in Bombay. In placing them before the public in their present form, I can only hope that they will be found of brief interest by those unacquainted with the inner life of the City of Bombay.
HEAD POLICE OFFICE,
BOMBAY, June 1912.
S. M. E.
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
The first edition of "By-ways of Bombay" having been sold out within a month, Messrs Taraporevala Sons and Co. have ...

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The Project Gutenberg EBook of By-Ways of Bombay, by S. M. Edwardes, C.V.O.

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Title: By-Ways of Bombay

Author: S. M. Edwardes, C.V.O.

Release Date: November 12, 2003 [EBook #10071]

Language: English

START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BY-WAYS OF BOMBAY *** ***

Produced by Eric Eldred, Jerry Fairbanks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

S. M. E.

BOMBAY, June 1912 .

HEAD POLICEOFFICE,

PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.

  nom-de-plume of "Etonensis" in the Times of India , to the proprietors of which journal I am indebted for permission to publish them in book-form, They cannot claim to be considered critical studies, but are merely a brief record of persons whom I have met and of things that I have seen during several years' service as a Government official in Bombay. In placing them before the public in their present form, I can only hope that they will be found of brief interest by those unacquainted with the inner life of the City of Bombay.

BY

S. M. EDWARDES, C.V.O.

BY-WAYS OF BOMBAY.

ob so kofo siht apy arpegirillnaTeh chapter variousernd uedhe t

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.

The first edition of "By-ways of Bombay" having been sold out within a month, Messrs Taraporevala Sons and Co. have interested themselves in publishing the present edition which includes several illustrations by Mr. M. V. Dhurandhar and an additional article on the Tilak Riots which appeared in the Bombay Gazette in August, 1908. My acknowledgments are due to the Editor for permission to republish this article.

HEAD POLICEOFFICE,

BOMBAY. November, 1912 .

S. M. EDWARDES.

CONTENTS

I. The Spirit of Chandrabai

II. Bombay Scenes

III. Shadows of Night

IV. The Birthplace of Shivaji

V. The Story of Imtiazan

VI. The Bombay Mohurrum

VII. The Possession of Afiza

VIII. A Kasumba Den

IX. The Ganesh Caves

X. A Bhandari Mystery

XI. Scenes in Bombay

XII. Citizens of Bombay

XIII. The Sidis of Bombay

XIV. A Konkan Legend

XV. Nur Jan

XVI. Governor and Koli

XVII. The Tribe Errant

XVIII. The Pandu-Lena Caves

XIX. Fateh Muhammad

XX. The Tilak Riots

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I.

THESPIRIT OFCHANDRABAI.

A STUDYIN PROTECTIVEMAGIC.

ILLUSTRATIONS. 1. Spirit of Chandrabai 2. A Mill-hand 3. A Marwari selling Batasa 4. The seller of "Malpurwa Jaleibi" 5. A Koli woman 6. The "Pan Seller " 7. An Opium Club 8. A "Madak-khana" 9. Imtiazan 10. The Possession of Afiza 11. A Bhandari Mystery 12. An Arab 13. A Bombay Memon 14. Sidis of Bombay 15. The Parshurama and the Chitpavans 16. Nur Jan 17. A Koli 18. A Deccani Fruit-seller 19. The Coffee-seller 20. Fateh Muhammad

[Illustration: The Spirit of Chandrabai]

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