What is the old name of Mumbai?

Bombay
Marathi speakers have long referred to the city as Mumbai, after the Hindu goddess Mumbadevi, the city’s patron deity. Shiv Sena had argued that the previous name, Bombay, was an unwanted relic of British colonial rule in India.

What was Bombay called before British rule?

Bombaim
The Portuguese gave the islands various names but they eventually came to be known as Bombaim (or good bay). In 1661, Bombay was made over to the British as part of Catherine of Braganza’s dowry when she married Charles II of England.

What was Bombay called before 1995?

The city’s official name change, to Mumbai from Bombay happened when regional political party Shiv Sena came into power in 1995. The Shiv Sena saw Bombay as a legacy of British colonialism and wanted the city’s name to reflect its Maratha heritage, hence renaming it to pay tribute to the goddess Mumbadevi.

How was Mumbai many years back?

King Bhimdev established his kingdom in the region in the late 13th century, and brought many settlers to the islands. Economic and educational development characterised the city during the 19th century with the first-ever Indian railway line beginning operations between Mumbai and neighbouring Thane in 1853.

What was the story of the century that shaped Bombay?

The story of the century that shaped Bombay*, of the people who built and celebrated the city. Harking back to Bombay’s humble beginnings, this essay traces the industrial, socio-physical, architectural and nationalist underpinnings that catapulted Bombay into a modern Indian metropolis. Few cities of consequence are birthed from the seas.

What was the industrial development of Bombay in the 1850s?

Beginning in the 1850s, two capital developments were a watershed in ensuring the industrial clout of Bombay vis a vis the rest of the subcontinent- the cotton mills and the railways.

What was the first cotton mill in Bombay?

The first cotton mill in the city, The Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company was set up in 1854 (vii) and many of the early mills profitably exported cotton yarn to China.

Why was Bombay important to the East India Company?

Photo Courtesy: The Early Bombay Photography, Collection of Gopal Nair, View of the harbour (from Apollo Bunder) – Bombay, c. 1880s: Page 104 Unlike the Portuguese, the East India Company, at the very outset, was determined to develop the islands into a trading centre.