The Bombay Poetry Crawl
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What & Why?
Preserving the legacy of urban poets
The Bombay Poetry Crawl (TBPC) is a dedicated archival research space focusing on Bombay poets who wrote about the city from 1947-1999 in various languages including Hindi, Marathi, English, Urdu, Gujarati, Tamil, and more. Our mission is to preserve and celebrate the rich literary heritage of Bombay through the works of these poets.
Archives, Walks, Talks, Maps
The Bombay Poetry Crawl is an ongoing project dedicated to poets from 20th century cities in India. To keep them in our active memory, I'm building a digital archive -- a virtual museum -- free for all, a literary map pinning down various cross-connections with poetic movements around the world, holding in-person crawls through cities, and interviewing urban poets, writers, naturalists, historians & artists to ensure we never forget where we came from. And think about where urban civilisation would like to go.
Say Hello!
Reach out to us to explore the poetic world of Bombay, share your insights, or collaborate on projects dedicated to preserving and promoting the poetic legacy of the city.