Perched atop a grand flight of steps lies Bombay’s Town Hall. This imposing neoclassical landmark houses an essential part of Mumbai and India’s heritage conservation: the Asiatic Society Library.
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai was founded as the Literary Society of Bombay in 1804, when Sir James Mackintosh gathered a small circle of scholars interested in studying India. Over time, the society acquired private collections to form its library and expanded by merging with geographical and anthropological societies. From 1841 onward, it admitted Indian members and published its renowned journal. It remains home to a vast collection of rare manuscripts, books, maps, coins, and artefacts, acting as an intellectual nucleus of the city.
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