Mumbai, Dec 18: The heritage corridors of Girgaon came alive on 7th December, 2025 as readers, history enthusiasts and city lovers came together for an immersive experience at “Walk the Book with Tejaswini Apte-Rahm”, conducted in collaboration with heritage walking tour group, Khaki Tours. The walk was based on her new Westland book, Tatyasaheb: The Story of a Bombay Entrepreneur, the real-life story of her great-grandfather, the inspiration behind her award-winning novel, The Secret of More.
A historical walk based on a book was a novel experience for Mumbaikars and they joined in with much gusto.
The walk retraced the early life and extraordinary rise of Tatyasaheb, a Marathi manoos who journeyed from the modest confines of a Girgaon chawl to a prestigious Pedder Road mansion. Tejaswini Apte-Rahm, who led the walk along with Khaki Tours, brought alive the socio-cultural landscape of late-19th and early-20th-century Bombay. Participants stopped at key sites connected to his formative years, listened to stories of his entrepreneurial grit, and explored lesser-known slices of the city’s commercial and community history.
The walk concluded with an engaging conversation at the Girgaum Kitchen where the author discussed her research, archival explorations and the process of reconstructing a forgotten Bombay through one man’s remarkable story.
The event also included copies of the book for all the participants, so that the stories remained with them even after the walk was over.