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Bombay, also called Bom baim in Portuguese, is the financial and commercial capital of India and one of the most populous cities in the world.
Mumbai (/ m ʊ m ˈ b aɪ / ⓘ; Marathi:, ISO: Muṁbaī; formerly known as Bombay [a]) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). [20]
5 days ago · Mumbai - Gateway, Colonial, Bollywood: The Koli, an aboriginal tribe of fishermen, were the earliest known inhabitants of present-day Mumbai, though Paleolithic stone implements found at Kandivli, in Greater Mumbai, indicate that the area has been inhabited by humans for hundreds of thousands of years.
1 day ago · Where is Mumbai? When did Bombay restore its name to Mumbai? What kind of climate does Mumbai have? Who were the early inhabitants of Mumbai? Recent News. Sep. 26, 2024, 7:23 PM ET (AP) At the New York Film Festival, an art form at play. Mumbai, city, capital of Maharashtra state, southwestern India.
Sep 19, 2016 · The Shiv Sena saw Bombay as a legacy of British colonialism and wanted the city’s name to reflect its Maratha heritage, hence renaming it to pay tribute to the goddess Mumbadevi. However, the name change wasn’t a singular incident specific to Mumbai.
Bombay did ultimately become both a crucial centre of colonial British India and ultimately the global city now called Mumbai, but it did not do so easily, quickly or predictably. The early years of East India Company settlement were punctuated by rebellion and the threat of rebellion.
Indigenous tribals have inhabited Mumbai (Bombay) since the Stone Age. [ 1 ] . The Kolis and Aagri (a Marathi-Konkani people) [ 2 ] were the earliest known settlers of the islands.
