Mills Molls and Moolah: 175 years

About the Book: Mills Molls and Moolah : 175 Years Unlock an archival treasure trove. Relive the euphoria of the opening of the first mill, the first railway, the first ship sailing into a dock that had defied all odds, the first film, the first fortunes madeand ruinedfrom speculation on cotton prices or matka gambling, the first call to Quit India, the first flight... It all began in Bombay for the countryand for The Times of India. This book of rare archival clippings and photographs, along with racy connecting essays, captures a city and a nation in their march down the pages. The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce was established in 1838 to spur the animal spirits unshackled by the end of John Companys trading monopoly. BombayMumbai and The Times of India have been in a symbiotic cinch ever since. Both have grown in ways unimagined when that syndicate of extraordinary businessmen sensed that news was the lifeline of commerceand put their money where their hunch was. This 175 Years commemorative volume tracks the moves from the primacy of kapda to the preeminence of makaan, and the abiding sway of dhando and the deal. It takes in gangsters, scamsters and culturevultures. It gives a fingerlicking taste of how riceplate coexists with risotto ? and endorses the cultural melting pot which has fed the legend of a Bombay always hungry for more. Read to your fill. About the Author: Bachi Karkaria Bachi Karkaria is a media game changer. She has brought urban issues to Page 1. Her articles on AIDS impacted policy and attitudes. She was founding editor of the Bombay Times and Metropolis on Saturday; the first Indian on the World Editors Forum board; and recipient of the Mary MorganHewitt Lifetime Achievement Award. Her two widely followed columns are the satirical Erratica in The Times of India and Giving Gyan, nononsense advice to the lovetorn in Mumbai Mirror. She directs The Times of India Literary Carnival. Her books include two biographies of the Times