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Cottonworld is dedicated to natural clothing. Set up in Colaba, Mumbai, the brand has grown and spread its branches throughout the country with thirty one stores across India, shifting from manufacturing to retail over time. As an institution help to reduce the increase in farmers’ suicides is the most tragic symptom of the survival crisis ...
Raigad district (Marathi pronunciation: [ɾaːjɡəɖ]), previously Colaba district, is a district in the Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. [2] The headquarters of the district is Alibag. Other major cities in the district are Panvel, Karjat, Navi Mumbai, Khopoli, Shrivardhan and Mahad. The district was renamed to Raigad after the fort ...
In 1838, the islands of Colaba and Little Colaba were connected to Bombay by the Colaba Causeway. [4] The Bank of Bombay was opened in 1840, which remains the oldest bank in the city. By 1845, all the seven islands had been connected to form a single island called Old Bombay having an area of 435 km 2 (167.95 sq mi) by the Hornby Vellard project.
Colaba Chapel, Mumbai (Clutterbuck, 1889, p. 173) [3] In 1743, British Colaba was leased to Richard Broughton at Rs. 200 yearly, and the lease was renewed in 1764. [4] By 1796, Colaba had become a cantonment. Colaba was known for the variety of fishes – the bombil (Bombay duck), rawas, halwa, turtles, crabs, prawns and lobsters.
Mumbai is served by National Highway 48, National Highway 66, National Highway 160 and National Highway 61. [287] The Mumbai–Chennai and Mumbai–Delhi prongs of the Golden Quadrilateral system of National Highways start from the city. The Mumbai-Pune Expressway was the first expressway built in India. [288] The Eastern Freeway was opened in ...
Cotton Green is a suburb of Mumbai, and a noted residential and commercial area east of Parel, in central Mumbai, 8 km north of Colaba. It is also the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway, which lies along the Harbour line, which is a part of the Central Railway. There was an earlier Cotton Green in Colaba that is marked in ...
Colaba Causeway, officially known as Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, is a commercial street, [1] and a major causeway or land link between Colaba and the Old Woman's Island in the city of Mumbai, India. It lies close to the Fort area, and to the east of Cuffe Parade , an upmarket neighbourhood in South Mumbai , and close by are Mumbai's famous ...
Kolaba Fort. Kolaba Fort located at Alibag beach is an old fortified maritime base in Alibag, Konkan, India. It is situated in the sea at a distance of 1–2 km from the shores of Alibag, 35 km south of Mumbai, in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India. It is a popular tourist destination and a protected monument.