"Cities are rarely seen.
They are usually rushed through."
For more than four years, Sanjay Mehta has walked Mumbai — not to find monuments, but to witness moments. Not to capture history, but to observe life as it unfolds.
Sanjay Drishti is a quiet, deliberate act of seeing. It is an invitation to pause, to slow down, and to walk alongside a city that speaks only to those who listen with patience. Through his early morning walks, Sanjay documents the everyday poetry of Mumbai — its lanes, its light, its people, and the small, uncelebrated details that reveal the city’s true character.
What began as a weekend routine in his late fifties became a deeper engagement with the city he has called home his entire life. Walking across neighbourhoods, promenades, and quieter stretches, he began capturing fragments of life through brief notes and photographs. Over time, these observations found resonance with others and evolved into this book — a collection of lived moments, not historical chronicles.
Sanjay Drishti reminds us that cities reveal themselves differently to those who slow down. It is not about the monumental, but the meaningful. Not about the destination, but the discovery.
About the Author
Sanjay Mehta is a serial entrepreneur, consultant, and mentor with decades of experience building and advising businesses. In recent years, his interests have extended beyond the professional into questions of how one engages with life more meaningfully in its later phases. He is the founder of Ananta Quest, an initiative focused on helping individuals navigate the second half of life with greater clarity and purpose.
A lifelong Mumbaikar, his professional journey has largely been rooted in the city. In his late fifties, he began taking early morning walks through Mumbai on weekends. What started as a simple routine gradually led him to explore parts of the city he had never engaged with closely before — across neighbourhood lanes, promenades, and quieter stretches that often go unnoticed.
Over time, he began documenting these walks through brief notes and photographs. Shared with a wider audience, these reflections found resonance and eventually evolved into this book.
Sanjay Drishti brings together a selection from these ongoing explorations.
He lives in Mumbai and continues to walk the city regularly.
