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The city of Bombay was officially renamed Mumbai in January 1996.
Many locals are in favour of the name change and they believe the new name reclaims the city's heritage and signifies its emergence from a colonial past. Other see the change as an assertion of Maratha identity (Mumbai is the Marathi name for the city) that is inappropriate in a city that is home to people from all over India.
In any case, call it Mumbai or Bombay, the city is an exilharating place fuelled by entrpreneurial energy, determination and dreams |
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mallyak Mon Feb 11, 2008 08:56 UTC
Nice pages and the Taj group of hotels bring back memories-i started my career as a chef there. | JessH Thu Sep 27, 2007 09:19 UTC
Hello Paola! I also have my own Saree (for a wedding in Pakistan), where they also practice "horning" a lot ;-) I really enjoyed reading your tips, thanks for sharing! Jess in Dubai :-) | BluBluBlu Wed Aug 24, 2005 08:37 UTC
Great page on Mumbai Polly! Made me think...'when will I next eat Pomfret?!' Happy travels, Blu | pink63 Sun Apr 3, 2005 20:53 UTC
Tutto molto interessante e utili, belle le foto! Sai che fra poco saro' li'? ciao |
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