Mumbai
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 Mumbai,
the capital of Maharashtra, is the fastest moving,
most affluent and industrialised city in India. Mumbai
is part of India's beautiful west coast, that runs
down from Gujarat, through Mumbai to Goa, Karnataka
and Kerala. The city has a natural harbour, which was
developed by the British. It is one of the most busy
ports of India, handling approximately 40 percent of
India's maritime trade.
Mumbai (till recently known as 'Bombay'), derives its
name from the local deity Mumba Devi, whose temple is
still there. The Portuguese predecessors of the
British preferred to think of the name as Bom Baim,
the Good Bay. Mumbai is a group of seven islands which
are today known as Colaba, Mahim, Mazgaon, Parel,
Worli, Girgaun and Dongri. Large expanses of open sea
have been filled in, and tidal swamps have been
reclaimed for furthering the land area. These
reclaimed areas include Churchgate and Nariman Point.
Mumbai is home to people of all Indian creeds and
cultures. It is a fascinating city, throbbing with
life, and, for many people, the gateway to India.
Mughal rulers from Delhi tried their best to keep this
region under their control. From the middle of the
17th century, a new group of warrior people came to
dominate the scene in Maharashtra and elsewhere in
India called Marathas. The origin of Marathas is still
debatable, but what is known is that they stole the
limelight from the great Mughals and at one point of
time even captured Delhi. It was only after defeating
the Marathas that the English could establish their
rule in India.
Shivaji was the first great ruler of Marathas and it
was he who paved the way for future Maratha influence
on India.
Bombay was once a cluster of seven islands called
Heptanasia by Plotemy in AD 150. Mumbai is home to
people of all Indian creeds and cultures.
HOW TO GET THERE?
Air: Bombay is well linked to major cities of
India as well as the world.
Road: Pune-163 kms, Nasik-185 kms,
Mahabaleshwar- 239 kms, Shirdi- 307 kms, Aurangabad-
392 kms, Vadodara- 432 kms, Ahmedabad- 545 kms, Panaji-
597 kms, Hyderabad- 711 kms, Bangalore- 998 kms.
Rail: Well connected by to all major cities and
towns of India.
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