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In 1866, the British Government established the Bombay Coast and River Steam Navigation Company for the maintenance of steam ferries between Bombay and nearby islands; while the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 completely revolutionized the marine trade of Bombay.
The presidencies in British India were provinces of that region under the direct control and supervision of, initially, the East India Company and, after 1857, the British government. The three key presidencies in India were the Madras Presidency, the Bengal Presidency, and the Bombay Presidency.
By 1947, the British Empire had lost much of their territorial holdings across the globe, but still retained much of South Asia, which was called the British Raj. The Raj was governed under two political structures, British India (which included provinces and presidencies such as the Bombay Presidency ruled directly by the Crown) and Princely ...
Aug 11, 2024 · From massive strikes by mill workers across the island city to protest against freedom fighters being jailed, to the civil disobedience movement being launched in the western suburbs, Mumbai ...
May 7, 2024 · Although the British refused to settle in with the locals, the Bombay elite began to homogenize and identify with the British––which, in turn, caused them to buy into the colonial urban ideal and mimic British culture in their daily lives.
On 28 December 1885, professionals and intellectuals from this middle-class — many educated at the new British-founded universities in Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras, and familiar with the ideas of British political philosophers, especially the utilitarians assembled in Bombay — founded the Indian National Congress.
A map showing Britain's Empire during the 1800s. At first glance, it is clear that this map portrays Bombay as a British possession, naming it the ‘presidency of Bombay’ [1]. The map legend highlights, in red, that Bombay was considered property of the British.
