The historic Asiatic Library in Fort has received a Rs 75 lakh grant from the BMC budget for 2026-27. MUMBAI: The BMC budget for 2026-27 awarded a grant of Rs 75 lakh to the historic Asiatic Library ...

Damaged pillars, crumbling ceiling, rainwater seepage, rotting books and manuscripts: The Asiatic Society, a Grade-I heritage landmark, is in a state of disrepair, and unless adequate funding is ...

On World Book Day, the Asiatic Society of Mumbai’s library, one of Mumbai’s oldest and biggest reading rooms and repository of rare books and other treasures, says it is transforming itself from a ...

Lord Krishna (Nitish Bharadwaj) and Chanakya (Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi) have entered the battlefield — not of Kurukshetra, but of Mumbai’s historic Town Hall. The 30 stone steps, Doric columns, and ...

Days before a contentious election for control of iconic society, insiders reveal rot in running of historic institution; govt officials tight-lipped More than 2,000 rare and precious books are ...

The 220-year-old Asiatic Society of Mumbai faces so uncertain a future that its current president herself has expressed apprehensions. The role of the institution in the social and intellectual life ...

MUMBAI: The 220-year-old Asiatic Society of Mumbai (ASM), operating till now out of the town hall, a grade-1 heritage structure in Fort, is staring at an uncertain future. Functioning on almost half ...