Rani Bagh - a living symbiosis of built and natural heritage
The Save Rani Bagh Botanical Garden Foundation is a Mumbai-based registered public charitable trust formed in
October 2012 to protect, preserve and promote the 150 year old heritage botanical garden of V.J.B. Udyan, popularly
called Rani Bagh. Spread across 53 acres, Mumbai’s largest and most visited public space, Rani Bagh is a verdant haven
home to 3,213 trees of 286 species that supports a rich ecosystem. In addition to carrying out struggle-oriented
activities to ensure that the botanical garden’s space and accessibility remain sacrosanct, the Foundation also
conducts educational and awareness raising programmes.
An exhaustive, large format, lavishly-illustrated book presenting Rani Bagh’s rich botanical, historical
and cultural heritage and the recent struggle to protect it.
