Mumbai from bird's eye view

February 02, 2023

Mumbai is a most popular city located at India's western coast. Earlier, mumbai was known as Bombay. It is a capital city of Maharashtra. Bombay/Mumbai is built on the seven island :- Isle of bombay, Mahim, Worli, Parel, Mazagaon, Colaba, Old woman's island ( little colaba ). Mumbai - a city which has enchented every body with its charm and liveliness. The word mumbai is derive by word mumbadevi (Mumbadevi is the goddess of koli people). The place which connects every individuals from different caste, creed, financial status, the place of many dreamers, once you set your foot in Mumbai it accepts you with open arms.

Many rulers of Mughals, portuguese, french, european, Britishers rule here. For more than 200 years britishers rule bombay. During the mid-18th century, Bombay was reshaped by the Hornby Vellard project, which undertook reclamation of the area between the seven islands from the sea (Isle of bombay, Mahim, Worli, Parel, Mazagaon, Colaba, Old woman's island ( little colaba )).

Along with construction of major roads and railways, the reclamation project, completed in 1845, transformed Bombay into a major seaport on the Arabian Sea. Bombay in the 19th century was characterised by economic and educational development. During the early 20th century it became a strong base for the Indian independence movement. Upon India's independence in 1947 the city was incorporated into Bombay State. In 1960, following the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement, a new state of Maharashtra was created with Bombay as the capital.

On 15 July 1926, Bombay saw its first bus ran between Afghan Church and Crawford Market. On 16 April 1853, the first train was ran between Bori Bunder (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) and Thane, a distance of 34 km. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is the first airport built in 1930. Earlier it was known as RAF Santacruz. These are the famous places of mumbai :- Gateway of India, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Haji Ali Dargah, Elephanta Caves, Siddhivinayak Temple, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya etc.

Mumbai serves as an important economic hub of India, it accounts for 25% industrial output, 5% of India's GDP and also 70% of the capital transactions in the Indian economy.2 Many of India's numerous Trans National Corporations (including the State Bank of India, Tata Group, Godrej and Reliance) are based in Mumbai.

During the 21st century, Mumbai faced several attacks. On 6 December 2002, a bomb placed under a seat of an empty BEST. On 27 January 2003, a bomb placed on a bicycle exploded near the Vile Parle station in Mumbai. On 13 March 2003, a bomb exploded in a train compartment, as the train was entering the Mulund station in Mumbai. On 28 July 2003, a bomb placed under a seat of a BEST bus exploded in Ghatkopar. On 25 August 2003, two blasts in South Mumbai – one near the Gateway of India and the other at Zaveri Bazaar in Kalbadevi occurred. Mumbai was lashed by torrential rains on 26–27 July 2005, the city received 37 inches (940 millimeters) of rain in 24 hours. On 11 July 2006, a series of seven bomb blasts took place over a period of 11 minutes on the Suburban Railway in Mumbai at Khar, Mahim, Matunga, Jogeshwari, Borivali, and one between Khar and Santacruz.

On 26th November, Mumbai face a severe attack by 10 gunmen who were believed to be connected to Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based terrorist organization.the terrorists targeted civilians at numerous sites in the southern part of Mumbai, including the Chhatrapati Shivaji railway station, the popular Leopold Cafe, two hospitals, and theatre, Nariman House, the luxury hotels Oberoi Trident and Taj Mahal Palace & Tower. The attacks resulted in 164 deaths and more than 300 people were injured. Nine of the 10 terrorists were killed, and one was arrested. This attack was ended on 29th November 2008.

On 13 July 2011 between 18:54 and 19:06 IST. The blasts occurred at the Opera House, Zaveri Bazaar, and Dadar, which left 26 killed, and 130 injured.

The city's Wankhede Stadium was the venue for 2011 Cricket World Cup final, where India emerged as a champion for the second time after the 1983 Cricket World Cup.