What is the history of Mumbai ?

They have been doing it since 1890 every day at a very steady rate. Around 200,000 Dabbas (tiffins) are delivered daily by 5,000 Dabbawalas!
Interestingly, no Dabbawala is an employee; he is the owner! Every Dabbawala has got an equal share

Antilia, named after an island in Atlantic is a 27 story wonder house owned by business tycoon and India’s richest person Mukesh Ambani. Its current price is around 1 billion.

Yes! Mumbai was a name denoted by 7 closely located islands which were Portuguese territories until the 16th century. In 1961, Portuguese gave England these 7 islands as dowry in Catherine of Braganza & Charles II marriage. Around 60 years (1784-1845) were taken to combine these 7 islands into a coastal city.

Mumbai sea link, officially known as Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link has a length of around 5.6 km, it is an architectural-wonder as it was made with 90,000 tons of cement and steel wire comparable to the girth of the earth.

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Often called as Bollywood, Mumbai is the hub of Hindi film industry in India.

Mumbai is so demanding that even the slums here are considered to be the largest and most expensive in India.

First Train In India!
On 16 April 1853, Bombay (now Mumbai) witnessed first train movement in India. With 14 carriages & 400 passengers left Bori Bunder (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal) for Thane in Maharashtra. Bombay (now Mumbai) also witnessed India’s 1st rail bridge.

Originally, the seven islands were a part of the kingdom of Ashoka. After Ashoka's demise, countless rulers of the Silahara dynasty took over until the Kingdom of Gujarat annexed the islands in 1343 AD and remained such till 1543 AD.

Antilia, named after an island in Atlantic is a 27 story wonder house owned by business tycoon and India’s richest person Mukesh Ambani. Its current price is around 1 billion.

Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, India’s apex business tycoon and founder of the Tata Group, was the 1st person to own a car in India in 1901.

In 1543 AD, the Portuguese seized the isles from Bahadur Shah of Gujarat and they remained in their control until 1661.

Mumbai sea link, officially known as Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link has a length of around 5.6 km, it is an architectural-wonder as it was made with 90,000 tons of cement and steel wire comparable to the girth of the earth.

Home To India’s Most Colossal Theme Park
Imagica located near Khopoli on the Mumbai-Pune highway is India’s biggest theme park spread over an area of 300 acres.

Usually, wildlife parks are situated in the countryside, but Sanjay Gandhi National Park is located in the heart of Mumbai. Dividing the Western and the Central part of the city, this park covers around 104 sq km area with the variety of around 6300 species

Mumbai is so demanding that even the slums here are considered to be the largest and most expensive in India.

Following this period, the isles were ceded as dowry to Catherine de Braganza when she married Charles II of England.

As a combination of overpopulation, rush-hours, outdated local railway system and lack of alternatives, Mumbai suffers an enormous amount of overload-rail victims.

It Was An Island
Yes! Mumbai was a name denoted by 7 closely located islands which were Portuguese territories until the 16th century. In 1961, Portuguese gave England these 7 islands as dowry in Catherine of Braganza & Charles II marriage. Around 60 years (1784-1845) were taken to combine these 7 islands into a coastal city.

He, in turn, leased the isles to the East India Company during their colonization in 1668 and that's when the city was named Bombay. In a matter of seven years, the population of the city rose from a mere 10,000 to 60,000 in 1675.

Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, India’s apex business tycoon and founder of the Tata Group, was the 1st person to own a car in India in 1901.

Ganesh Chaturthi is the most popular 10 day festival in Mumbai which brings the whole city on the street.

After the population in the city began to grow, the East India Company officially transferred their headquarters from Surat to the new city called Bombay.

Although Mayor is considered to be the guardian of any city; here in Mumbai, all authority comes under the CM of Maharashtra.

Sanjay Gandhi National ParkUsually, wildlife parks are situated in the countryside, but Sanjay Gandhi National Park is located in the heart of Mumbai. Dividing the Western and the Central part of the city, this park covers around 104 sq km area with the variety of around 6300 species.