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| Mumbai (Bombay) |
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Mumbai, formerly Bombay, is the capital of Maharashtra and regarded as the western gateway to Indian sub-continent. The word Mumbai is derived from Mumbadevi, the patron goddess of the Koli fisher folk, the oldest inhabitants of Mumbai.
Geologically, Mumbai forms a part of peninsular India. The unique feature of Mumbai is that most of the city has been built up over the years through sea reclaimations mainly by the efforts and contributions of its citizens.
Mumbai is the bubblegum glamour of Bollywood cinema, shopping malls full of designer labels, cricket on the Oval Maidan, promenading families eating bhelpuri on the beach at Chowpatty and the bustle of being Asia's second biggest city.
This pungent drama is played out against a Victorian townscape more reminiscent of a prosperous 19th-century English industrial city than anything you'd expect to find on the edge of the Arabian Sea. It's a city with vibrant streetlife, India's best nightlife, and a wealth of bazaars. |
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