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Mumbai (/ m ʊ m ˈ b aɪ / muum-BY; ISO: Muṁbaī, Marathi: ⓘ), also known as Bombay (/ b ɒ m ˈ b eɪ / bom-BAY; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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. . Between the 2nd century BCE and 10th century CE, the islands came under the control of successive indigenous dynasties: the Satavahanas, Abhiras, Vakatakas, Kalachuris, Konkan Mauryas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Silharas &
The Asiatic Society of Bombay is the oldest public library in the city, built in 1833. There are many museums in the city, including Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Cowasji Jehangir Hall and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya. The commercial art galleries are mostly located in the Colaba and Fort area of downtown Mumbai.
Mumbai (Bombay) is India's most populous city with a population of 20 Million. It is located on Salsette Island off the coast of Maharashtra . The original Seven Islands of Bombay were merged by the British in the 18th century, to form one large island.
The resulting island of Bombay was later merged with the nearby islands of Trombay and Salsette that lay to its north-east and north respectively to form Greater Bombay. These islands now constitute the southern part of the city of Bombay (Mumbai). The original seven islands handed over to England were as follows: Colaba
Bombay was one of the few industrial centres of India where strong unions grew up, particularly company or enterprise based unions, often in foreign owned firms. [7] A key figure in the Bombay labour movement in the early 1950s, was George Fernandes. He was a central figure in the unionisation of sections of Bombay labour in the 1950s. [8]
BSE Limited, also known as the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), is an Indian stock exchange with highest number of companies (5,246 (as of 8th February 2022)) which is located on Dalal Street. [8] Established with the efforts of cotton merchant Premchand Roychand in 1875, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] it is the oldest stock exchange in Asia , [ 11 ] and also the ...
Wockhardt Headquarters Essar Group Headquarters ICICI Bank at Bandra Kurla Complex. Mumbai is one of the top ten largest trading centres in the world in terms of global financial flows, generating ca. 6.16% of the Indian GDP and accounting for 25% of industrial production, 70% of Indian maritime trade and 70% of capital transactions to the Indian economy.