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MUMBAI
Positioned on a peninsula, halfway up the west coast of India, Mumbai, previously known as Bombay, is the capital of Maharashtra. Of the four large cities of India, Mumbai is the most cosmopolitan, leading India's move into the 21st Century. The word Mumbai is derived from Mumbadevi, the patron goddess of the Koli fisher folk, the oldest population of Mumbai. Mumbai is also the country's financial powerhouse, the nation's industrial economic nerve centre. It is also home to the glamorous world of Bollywood Cinema. Glittering shopping arcades, exciting sport activity, night clubs and discotheques, theatre and music, Mumbai is a must visit city.
Places of Interest
Gateway of India
This stately arch on the shores of Mumbai Harbor celebrates the visit of King George V in 1911. It was designed by George Wittet to signify the enduring nature of the British Rule. It is Indo- Islamic in style. At the rear the gateway is a beautiful statue of the Maratha leader Shivaji, astride his horse, erected in 1960.
Victoria Terminus train station
The Victoria Terminus train station is the city's most beautiful and stunning Gothic building. It is also popularly known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. It was designed by Frederick Stevens as the headquarters of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway Company and was concluded in 1887.
Marine Drive
This is one of Mumbai's most admired and popular walkways and sunset-watching spots. Built on the land reclaimed from Back Bay in the 1920s, the marine drive begins from below the hanging gardens on Malabar Hill, runs along the Arabian Sea and ends at Nariman point. During the nights, the colorful row of lights presents a splendid sparkling view.
Chowpatty Beach
This white sandy beach has witnessed some of the most significant events in contemporary Indian history. Numerous important 'Quit India' rallies were conducted here during the Independence movement. The Beach is a favorite get-together place in the mornings and evenings for Mumbaites. The statue of the great nationalist leader Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak at the beach marks his cremation in 1920.
Bombay Stock Exchange, Fort Area
India's largest stock exchange is at the Dalal Street. Its every day trading volume runs in billions of rupees, making it Asia's largest stock exchange after Tokyo.
Flora Fountain, Fort Area
This fountain stands at the junction of some of Mumbai’s most important thorough fares, on the location of the former church gate entrance to the British fort. It was put up in 1869 in honor of Sir Bartle Frere, the then governor of Mumbai responsible for dismantling the fort and giving shape to much of modern Mumbai.
Town Hall & Libraries, Fort Area
The neoclassical Town Hall at Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Fort is mostly used for concerts, functions and political meetings and is address to the 'Royal Asiatic Society of Bombay Library'.
St. Thomas Cathedral, Fort Area
The Anglican St. Thomas' Cathedral in the middle of the Veer Nariman road and Cowasji Patel Street , is the oldest English structure standing in Mumbai.
Bombay University
Bombay University, designed in 1870 , includes a convocation hall with an exquisite and superb circular stained-glass window surrounded by the signs of the Zodiac, the university library with elaborate and intricate spiral staircases and ornate galleries and a clock tower of 80 meter high are a must see.
Travel Info
Air: International flights connect it to all the major cities of the world. There are domestic flights to all the major cities of the country.
Train: Mumbai has trains connecting it to all the major cities of the country
Road: Mumbai is well connected to all the cities of Maharashtra by bus.