By: Murali Ranganathan [Murali Ranganathan is a historian and translator.] Published in: *Scroll* Date: November 23, 2025 Source: https://scroll.in/article/1088733/gillian-tindall-1938-2025-a-bombay-biographer-who-opened-the-citys-eyes-to-its-own-stories *Note: *Please access source (above) for the complete article.
"Was Gillian Tindall’s visit in 1979-’80 a catalyst in the revival of local history and heritage conservation in Mumbai? Surely, it is not just a coincidence that the person whom she singled out in the acknowledgements of *City of Gold, *Father John Correa-Afonso of St. Xavier’s College, founded the Bombay Local History Society in 1979. Wouldn’t it be appropriate if the Society were to commemorate her association with the city by instituting an annual Gillian Tindall Memorial Lecture on urban biography and history?"
