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Sep 19, 2016 · The city’s official name change, to Mumbai from Bombay happened when regional political party Shiv Sena came into power in 1995. 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.
Bombay House is a historic privately owned building in the city of Mumbai, India that serves as the head office of the Tata Group. [ 1 ] Situated near Hutatma Chowk , it was completed in 1924 and has been the Tata Group's headquarters ever since.
The name was officially changed from Bombay to Mumbai in 1995. Although Bombay and Mumbai are both used, people who explicitly use "Bombay" are generally non-Marathi speakers whereas "Mumbai" proponents primarily speak Marathi. In the West, Mumbai has become more commonly accepted in order to avoid controversy.
The Bombay Gymkhana, established in 1875, [1] is a premier private members' club in the city of Mumbai, India. It is located at the triangular end of Azad Maidan in the Fort area of South Mumbai and is in close proximity of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus .
East Indian Catholics speak the East Indian dialect of Marathi-Konkani, which they retained despite Portuguese rule.The dialect is central to the community's identity. The author of Trans Bomb Geog Soc, 1836–38, Vol I mentions the dialects spoken by the East Indians of Salsette, Mahim, Matunga & Mazgaon; similar to the dialects spoken by the Kulbis, Kolis, Bhandaris, Palshes, Pathare Prabhus, Somvanshi Kshatriya Pathares (Panchkalshis), Kuparis & Vadvals; this may have been Konkani. [11]
The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited (BBTC) is an Indian trading company based in Mumbai owned by the Wadia Group. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was formed in 1863 by the Wallace Brothers of Scotland . It is India's oldest publicly traded company , [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and was established to engage in the Burmese tea business through the initial step of taking over the Burmese assets of William Wallace.
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), founded on 15 September 1883, is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in India engaged in conservation and biodiversity research. [1] It supports many research efforts through grants and publishes the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society .
