It probably started the day someone broke into my apartment, and stole my computer and hard drives. I lost most of the memories I’d collected over the years,” says photographer Kuber Shah when asked how he began documenting Mumbai’s heritage architecture.

When he returned to the city in 2014, after living overseas for 14 years, he was saddened to see the city’s architectural landscape rapidly change and disintegrate amidst modern redevelopments. “I noticed that several buildings, bungalows and many other structures had suddenly disappeared, or were lost behind imposing bridges and hanging wires.”