the University of Mumbai on Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade were published in his book Ranade – The Renaissance Man. In 2006 he published The cloister's pale: a biography of the University of Mumbai which interweaves the history of the university with the history of the city. His 2009 book Mumbai De-Intellectualised: Rise and Decline of a Culture of Thinking explores the growth of intellectual activity in Mumbai under British colonial rule, which continued into the 1960s and 1970s, and discusses the causes of the gradual decline in more recent times. Bibliography Marathi language books which reproduce his newspaper columns include: Samaaj-Spandane, Taratamya (5 vols), Jana-Mana, Sthala-Kaal, Aswastha Maharashtra (2 vols), Kaalmeemansaa Saramsha English language books include: See also List of Indian writers References 1944 births Journalists from Maharashtra Writers from Mumbai Marathi-language writers Academic staff of Savitribai Phule Pune University Indian columnists 2016 deaths