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Bombay State was a large Indian state created in 1950 from the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years.
Mumbai ( Marathi: [ˈmumbəi] ⓘ, 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 ). [18] .
2 days ago · Mumbai, formerly Bombay, is a major city on the Arabian Sea, the capital of Maharashtra, and is a center of India’s financial, commercial, and film industries.
- Chakravarthi Raghavan
- Entrance to Mumbai Harbour, marked by the Gateway of India (foreground), Mumbai, India.
- Overview of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- Dhobi Ghat, an outdoor laundromat in Mumbai (Bombay), India.
- Gateway of India, on Mumbai Harbour, southern Mumbai, India.
- Video overview of Mumbai's history.
- Port of Bombay, 18th-century engraving.
After India's independence in 1947, the territory of Bombay Presidency retained by India was restructured into Bombay State. The area of Bombay State increased, after several erstwhile princely states that joined the Indian union were integrated into Bombay State.
2 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.
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Oct 16, 2020 · What Mumbai lacks in famous historical monuments, it makes up for with impressive architecture. Read on to discover the top things to do in Mumbai.