Like with most old cities across the world, Mumbai continues to impress and inspire people of words to find their take on the city and its multi-hued fabric. Thankfully, readers who are interested in this fascinating city are the ones who always stand to benefit. Take the case of Fr Benny Aguiar’s well-researched tome, The Making of Mumbai: A History of the Metropolis and its Catholic past, a tribute to Mumbai’s (then Bombay) origins, the history of the Church and Christianity in the western corner of the country. A scholar in Christian literature and theology, late Fr Benny is also known for his political writings, notably books like Indira Gandhi – A Political Biography (1966-1984), and Rajiv Gandhi – The Flight of the Scion.