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Mumbai - Where dreams take shape

By: Gaurav Chhabra

Mumbai is the financial capital of India where the seeds of dreams are sown, the dream to make big in its film industry that churns hundreds of movies each year to for cinema buffs. Regarded as industrial capital of the country this city that was built by the Britishers reminds you of the nineteenth century industrial city of Britain. It is said that Mumbai city never sleeps and all this is said because of its happening nightlife, busy streets and hosts of markets t o keep you busy all the day.

In case you plan to visit Mumbai then the ideal time to visit it is from September to April when the weather is cool. People come to this city with big dreams in their eyes of making big out here and as a result it has earned the title of New York of India. This city has witnessed a number of people make big out here.

You would be amazed to know that the Portuguese gave Mumbai in form of dowry to Charles II of Britain when he married Catherine and later on it was given on lease to the East India Company that invited people to settle out there. Mumbai is regarded as a city of migrants where people from various ethnicities came and settled down hence imparting a multi cultural and multi lingual flavor to the city. This cosmopolitan city of India is home to more than thirteen million people with great contrast in the manner in which people reside here. The biggest attractions on Mumbai roads are its Double Decker buses and Fiat taxis which lends an old flavor to this bustling city.

What drives people to Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra is its film industry that is even called Bollywood deriving its famous name from Hollywood of U.S. Till 1996 it was named Bombay meaning good bay and later on changed to Mumbai taking its name from Mumbadevi who is the goddess of the Koli fisherman tribe. By 2015 it is expected to emerge as the second largest metro in the world.

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Gaurav Chhabra is an enthusiastic travel expert who has traveled almost whole of the world and has shared his experiences in various books, articles and columns written by him. Read more about his experiences of Mumbai

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