We often think we know a place because we know its address. We know the roads. We know the buildings. We know where to get tea. We know which corner is crowded in the evening. We know where people walk, where children play and where politicians once stood behind microphones. But knowing a place is not the same as knowing its memory. That distinction is at the heart of Shanta Gokhale’s Shivaji Park – Dadar 28: History, Places, People. And perhaps that is why this book

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