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Bombay State was a large Indian state created in 1950 from the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years. Bombay Presidency (roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Maharashtra, excluding Marathwada) and Vidarbha) was merged with the princely states of Baroda, Western India and Gujarat ...
Mumbai (/ mʊmˈbaɪ / ⓘ; Marathi: [ˈmumbəi], ISO: Muṁbaī; formerly known as Bombay[a]) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). [20] Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the ...
^ The State of Bombay was split into two States i.e. Maharashtra and Gujarat by the Bombay Reorganisation Act 1960 [17] †† Common high court Maharashtra ( ISO : Mahārāṣṭra ; Marathi: [məhaːɾaːʂʈɾə] ⓘ ) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau .
History of Mumbai. 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 ...
Bombay State. George Fernandes emerged as a key figure in the Bombay labour movement in the early 1950s. After India's independence from British rule on 15 August 1947, the territory of Bombay Presidency retained by India after the partition was restructured into Bombay State. The area of Bombay State increased, after several erstwhile princely ...
Chief Ministers of Bombay State (1956–60) [d] 3 Yashwantrao Chavan: Karad North: 1 November 1956 5 April 1957 3 years, 181 days 1st (1952 elections) Harekrushna Mahatab: Indian National Congress: 5 April 1957 30 April 1960 2nd (1957 elections) Sri Prakasa
Architecture of Mumbai. The architecture of Mumbai blends Gothic, Victorian, Art Deco, Indo-Saracenic & Contemporary architectural styles. Many buildings, structures and historical monuments remain from the colonial era. Mumbai, after Miami, has the second largest number of Art Deco buildings in the world. [1][2][3]
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