| Sharada Dwivedi. | |
| Birth Name: | Sharada |
| Birth Date: | 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Mumbai, India |
| Death Date: | 6 February 2012 (aged 69-70) |
| Death Place: | Mumbai, India |
| Other Names: | dwivedi |
| Known For: | Historical books |
| Education: | queen mary school |
| Alma Mater: | Sydenham College |
| Employer: | artician |
| Occupation: | Art and Architecture Historian |
| Years Active: | 69 to 70 |
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| Partner: | Bhagirath Dwivedi |
| Children: | 1 |
Sharada Dwivedi (शारदा द्विवेदी),(1942 – 6 February 2012) was an Indian author, historian and researcher. She wrote several books on the history and culture of both India and Mumbai (formerly Bombay).[1] She was on the panel on the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee.[2] Among her most famous work was Bombay, the Cities Within (1995).[3] She had great fascination for Victorian-era Mumbai and later in her life, she developed a great affection for the city's art deco stylings.
Sharada Dwivedi completed her schooling at Queen Mary School, Mumbai, in Mumbai, and then graduated from the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics from the University of Mumbai. She follow this with a degree in Library Science from the same university and with training in reference work in Paris.
Dwivedi was involved in several conservation projects in Mumbai and served as a member of the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee.[2] She was a member of the Executive Committee of the Urban Design Research Institute[4] the KALA GHODA ASSOCIATION,[5] and was a consultant to the Bombay Collaborative.[6] In the early 1990s disgruntled with how authors were not being paid equitably, she started her own publishing company, Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd. which has gone on to publish over 30 titles on a variety of subjects from Bombay history, art and architecture to cookery, beauty and film. Her book Almond Eyes & Lotus Feet, authored with Shalini Devi Holkar, was subsequently published by Harper Collins in the US.
Dwivedi died on 6 February 2012 in Mumbai, India after a brief illness.[7] [8]
Dwivedi's writings covered subjects such as art, architecture, interiors, heritage, conservation and the traditions of cuisine and beauty.
| Year | Book title | Author(s) | Publisher | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Bombay, the Cities Within | India Book House | |||
| 1996 | Banganga, Sacred Tank | Eminence Designs | |||
| 1999 | Fort walks: Around Bombay's Fort area | Eminence Designs | |||
| 2000 | Anchoring a City Line the History of the Western Suburban Railway and its Headquarters in Bombay | with Rahul Mehrotra | Eminence Designs | ||
| 2000 | Maharaja and the Princely States of India | Roli Books | |||
| 2002 | The Jehangir Art Gallery: established 21 January 1952[9] | with Rahul Mehrotra | Jehangir Art Gallery | ||
| 2002 | The Victoria Memorial School for the Blind: Founded 14 February 1902[10] | with Rahul Mehrotra | Victoria Memorial School for the Blind | ||
| 2003 | The Automobiles of the Maharajas | Eminence Designs | |||
| 2006 | Premchand Roychand (1831-1906), His Life and Times | Eminence Designs | |||
| 2007 | Almond Eyes, Lotus Feet, Indian Traditions in Beauty and Health | William Morrow and Company | |||
| 2008 | Bombay Deco | with Rahul Mehrotra, Noshir Gobhai | Eminence Designs |
Dwivedi[11] wrote numerous articles on conservation and urban issues on Mumbai. Among these were: