Author: Munshi, Kanaiyalal Maneklal [1887-1971]
Title: Linguistic Provinces and the Future of Bombay
Description: Bombay, National Information & Publ. [1948]. boards. 22x14cm, x,62,(5) pp. Later binder's quarter-cloth.. 5 maps [2 folding].. Page edges waterstained. A small wormhole to text. Just Good. ¶ Opposing Marathi linguistic nationalism; calls for Bombay to be separate from Maharashtra state administration. Contents: National Emergency & Provincial Redistribution; Linguism: Its Origin & Development; Dangers of Provincial Redistribution; Claims & Counter Claims re: United Maharashtra; North Konkan & Bombay; North Konkan: Early Immigrants & their Speech; North Konkan: Its Population & Speech up to 1885; Geographical Links with Bombay; Population of Bombay: Its Present Composition; Culural Affinities of Bombay; The Economic Importance of Bombay; Financial Implications of Redistribution; The Province of Bombay: An Organic Unity; Bombay City as a Centrally Administered Area; Annexures.

Keywords: Indian Political History, India South Asia, Bombay Mumbai, Marathi, Linguistics, Linguistic Politics, North Konkan, Maharashtra, Language Policy, Languages