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Mumbai Wedding Photography (English: /m?m'ba?/ (listen), Marathi: ['mumb?i]; also known as Bombay /b?m'be?/— the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the de facto financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai Wedding Photography is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore).[16] As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai Wedding Photography was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the BrihanMumbai Wedding Photography Municipal Corporation.[17] Mumbai Wedding Photography is the centre of the Mumbai Wedding Photography Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore).[18] Mumbai Wedding Photography lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai Wedding Photography was named an alpha world city.[19][20]
The seven islands that constitute Mumbai Wedding Photography were earlier home to communities of Marathi language speaking Koli people.[21][22][23] For centuries, the seven islands of Bombay were under the control of successive indigenous rulers before being ceded to the Portuguese Empire, and subsequently to the East India Company in 1661, through the dowry of Catherine Braganza when she was married off to Charles II of England.[24] During the mid-18th century, Bombay was reshaped by the Hornby Vellard project,[25] which undertook reclamation of the area between the seven islands from the sea.[26] Along with construction of major roads and railways, the reclamation project, completed in 1845, transformed Bombay into a major seaport on the Arabian Sea. Bombay in the 19th century was characterised by economic and educational development. During the early 20th century it became a strong base for the Indian independence movement. Upon India's independence in 1947 the city was incorporated into Bombay State. In 1960, following the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement, a new state of Maharashtra was created with Bombay as the capital.[27]
Mumbai Wedding Photography is the financial, commercial,[28] and the entertainment capital of India. It is also one of the world's top ten centres of commerce in terms of global financial flow,[29] generating 6.16% of India's GDP,[30] and accounting for 25% of industrial output, 70% of maritime trade in India (Mumbai Wedding Photography Port Trust and JNPT),[31] and 70% of capital transactions to India's economy.[32][33] The city houses important financial institutions and the corporate headquarters of numerous Indian companies and multinational corporations. It is also home to some of India's premier scientific and nuclear institutes. The city is also home to Bollywood and Marathi cinema industries. Mumbai Wedding Photography's business opportunities attract migrants from all over India.
Etymology Wedding Photography
The name Mumbai Wedding Photography (Marathi: ?????, Gujarati: ?????, Hindi: ?????) derived from Mumba or Maha-Amba—the name of the patron goddess (kuladevata) Mumbadevi of the native Koli community[34]—and a'i meaning "mother" in the Marathi language, which is the mother tongue of the Koli people and the official language of Maharashtra.[21][35] The Koli people originated in Kathiawar and Central Gujarat, and according to some sources they brought their goddess Mumba with them from Kathiawar (Gujarat), where she is still worshipped.[22][23] However, other sources disagree that Mumbai Wedding Photography's name was derived from the goddess Mumba.[23]
The Mumba Devi Temple, from whom the city of Mumbai Wedding Photography may derive its name
The oldest known names for the city are Kakamuchee and Galajunkja; these are sometimes still used.[36][37] In 1508, Portuguese writer Gaspar Correia used the name "Bombaim" in his Lendas da Índia (Legends of India).[38][39] This name possibly originated as the Galician-Portuguese phrase bom baim, meaning "good little bay",[40] and Bombaim is still commonly used in Portuguese.[41] In 1516, Portuguese explorer Duarte Barbosa used the name Tana-Maiambu: Tana appears to refer to the adjoining town of Thane and Maiambu to Mumbadevi.[42]
Other variations recorded in the 16th and the 17th centuries include: Mombayn (1525), Bombay (1538), Bombain (1552), Bombaym (1552), Monbaym (1554), Mombaim (1563), Mombaym (1644), Bambaye (1666), Bombaiim (1666), Bombeye (1676), Boon Bay (1690),[41][43] and Bon Bahia.[44] After the English gained possession of the city in the 17th century, the Portuguese name was anglicised as Bombay.[45] Ali Muhammad Khan, imperial dewan or revenue minister of the Gujarat province, in the Mirat-i Ahmedi (1762) referred to the city as Manbai.[46]
The French traveller Louis Rousselet, who visited in 1863 and 1868, states in his book L'Inde des Rajahs, which was first published in 1877: "Etymologists have wrongly derived this name from the Portuguese Bôa Bahia, or (French: "bonne bai", English: "good bay"), not knowing that the tutelar goddess of this island has been, from remote antiquity, Bomba, or Mumba Devi, and that she still ... possesses a temple".[47]
By the late 20th century, the city was referred to as Mumbai Wedding Photography or Mambai in Marathi, Konkani, Gujarati, Kannada and Sindhi, and as Bambai in Hindi.[48] The Government of India officially changed the English name to Mumbai Wedding Photography in November 1995.[49] This came at the insistence of the Marathi nationalist Shiv Sena party, which had just won the Maharashtra state elections, and mirrored similar name changes across the country and particularly in Maharashtra.[50] According to Slate magazine, "they argued that 'Bombay' was a corrupted English version of 'Mumbai Wedding Photography' and an unwanted legacy of British colonial rule."[51] Slate also said "The push to rename Bombay was part of a larger movement to strengthen Marathi identity in the Maharashtra region."[52] While the city is still referred to as Bombay by some of its residents and by some Indians from other regions,[53][54] mention of the city by a name other than Mumbai Wedding Photography has been controversial, resulting in emotional outbursts, sometimes of a violently political nature.[55][56]
People from Mumbai Wedding Photography
A resident of Mumbai Wedding Photography is called Mumbai Wedding Photographykar ( pronounced [mumb?ik??] ) in Marathi, in which the suffix -kar means a resident of. The term had been in use for quite some time but it gained popularity after the official name change to Mumbai Wedding Photography.[57] Older terms such as Bombayite are also in use.[58][59]
History Wedding Photography
Main articles: History of Mumbai Wedding Photography and Timeline of Mumbai Wedding Photography
Early history Wedding Photography
A white Buddhist stupa.
Kanheri Caves contain Buddhist sculptures and paintings dating from the 1st century CE to the 10th century CE.
Mumbai Wedding Photography is built on what was once an archipelago of seven islands: Isle of Bombay, Parel, Mazagaon, Mahim, Colaba, Worli, and Old Woman's Island (also known as Little Colaba).[60] It is not exactly known when these islands were first inhabited. Pleistocene sediments found along the coastal areas around Kandivali in northern Mumbai Wedding Photography suggest that the islands were inhabited since the South Asian Stone Age.[61] Perhaps at the beginning of the Common Era, or possibly earlier, they came to be occupied by the Koli fishing community.[62][63]
In the 3rd century BCE, the islands formed part of the Maurya Empire, during its expansion in the south, ruled by the Buddhist emperor Ashoka of Magadha.[64] The Kanheri Caves in Borivali were excavated from basalt rock in the first century CE,[65] and served as an important centre of Buddhism in Western India during ancient Times.[66] The city then was known as Heptanesia (Ancient Greek: A Cluster of Seven Islands) to the Greek geographer Ptolemy in 150 CE.[67] The Mahakali Caves in Andheri were cut out between the 1st century BCE and the 6th century CE.[68][69]
Between the 2nd century BCE and 9th century CE, the islands came under the control of successive indigenous dynasties: Satavahanas, Western Satraps, Abhira, Vakataka, Kalachuris, Konkan Mauryas, Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas,[70] before being ruled by the Shilaharas from 810 to 1260.[71] Some of the oldest edifices in the city built during this period are the Jogeshwari Caves (between 520 and 525),[72] Elephanta Caves (between the sixth to seventh century),[73] Walkeshwar Temple (10th century),[74][75] and Banganga Tank (12th century).[76][77]
The Haji Ali Dargah was built in 1431, when Mumbai Wedding Photography was under the rule of the Gujarat Sultanate.
King Bhimdev founded his kingdom in the region in the late 13th century and established his capital in Mahikawati (present day Mahim).[78] The Pathare Prabhus, among the earliest known settlers of the city, were brought to Mahikawati from Saurashtra in Gujarat around 1298 by Bhimdev.[79] The Delhi Sultanate annexed the islands in 1347–48 and controlled it until 1407. During this time, the islands were administered by the Muslim Governors of Gujarat, who were appointed by the Delhi Sultanate.[80][81]
The islands were later governed by the independent Gujarat Sultanate, which was established in 1407. The Sultanate's patronage led to the construction of many mosques, prominent being the Haji Ali Dargah in Worli, built in honour of the Muslim saint Haji Ali in 1431.[82] From 1429 to 1431, the islands were a source of contention between the Gujarat Sultanate and the Bahmani Sultanate of Deccan.[83][84] In 1493, Bahadur Khan Gilani of the Bahmani Sultanate attempted to conquer the islands but was defeated.[85]
Portuguese and British rule Wedding Photography
Main articles: History of Bombay under Portuguese rule (1534–1661) and History of Bombay under British rule
The Madh Fort built by the Portuguese was one of the most important forts in Salsette.
The Mughal Empire, founded in 1526, was the dominant power in the Indian subcontinent during the mid-16th century.[86] Growing apprehensive of the power of the Mughal emperor Humayun, Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat was obliged to sign the Treaty of Bassein with the Portuguese Empire on 23 December 1534. According to the treaty, the Seven Islands of Bombay, the nearby strategic town of Bassein and its dependencies were offered to the Portuguese. The territories were later surrendered on 25 October 1535.[87]
Flora Fountain built in Neo Classical and Gothic Revival style in 1864, depicts the Roman goddess Flora.
The Portuguese were actively involved in the foundation and growth of their Roman Catholic religious orders in Bombay.[88] They called the islands by various names, which finally took the written form Bombaim. The islands were leased to several Portuguese officers during their regime. The Portuguese Franciscans and Jesuits built several churches in the city, prominent being the St. Michael's Church at Mahim (1534),[89] St. John the Baptist Church at Andheri (1579),[90] St. Andrew's Church at Bandra (1580),[91] and Gloria Church at Byculla (1632).[92] The Portuguese also built several fortifications around the city like the Bombay Castle, Castella de Aguada (Castelo da Aguada or Bandra Fort), and Madh Fort. The English were in constant struggle with the Portuguese vying for hegemony over Bombay, as they recognised its strategic natural harbour and its natural isolation from land attacks. By the middle of the 17th century the growing power of the Dutch Empire forced the English to acquire a station in western India. On 11 May 1661, the marriage treaty of Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza, daughter of King John IV of Portugal, placed the islands in possession of the English Empire, as part of Catherine's dowry to Charles.[93] However, Salsette, Bassein, Mazagaon, Parel, Worli, Sion, Dharavi, and Wadala still remained under Portuguese possession. From 1665 to 1666, the English managed to acquire Mahim, Sion, Dharavi, and Wadala.[94]
Two views of the English fort in Bombay, c. 1665
In accordance with the Royal Charter of 27 March 1668, England leased these islands to the English East India Company in 1668 for a sum of £10 per annum.[95] The population quickly rose from 10,000 in 1661, to 60,000 in 1675.[96] The islands were subsequently attacked by Yakut Khan, the Muslim Koli[97][98][99][100] admiral of the Mughal Empire, in October 1672,[101] Rickloffe van Goen, the Governor-General of Dutch India on 20 February 1673,[102] and Siddi admiral Sambal on 10 October 1673.[101]
In 1687, the English East India Company transferred its headquarters from Surat to Bombay. The city eventually became the headquarters of the Bombay Presidency.[103] Following the transfer, Bombay was placed at the head of all the company's establishments in India.[104] Towards the end of the 17th century, the islands again suffered incursions from Yakut Khan in 1689–90.[105] The Portuguese presence ended in Bombay when the Marathas under Peshwa Baji Rao I captured Salsette in 1737, and Bassein in 1739.[106] By the middle of the 18th century, Bombay began to grow into a major trading town, and received a huge influx of migrants from across India.[107] Later, the British occupied Salsette on 28 December 1774. With the Treaty of Surat (1775), the British formally gained control of Salsette and Bassein, resulting in the First Anglo-Maratha War.[108] The British were able to secure Salsette from the Marathas without violence through the Treaty of Purandar (1776),[109] and later through the Treaty of Salbai (1782), signed to settle the outcome of the First Anglo-Maratha War.[110]
Ships in Bombay Harbour (c. 1731). Bombay emerged as a significant trading town during the mid-18th century.
From 1782 onwards, the city was reshaped with large-scale civil engineering projects aimed at merging all the seven islands of Bombay into a single amalgamated mass by way of a causeway called the Hornby Vellard, which was completed by 1784.[25] In 1817, the British East India Company under Mountstuart Elphinstone defeated Baji Rao II, the last of the Maratha Peshwa in the Battle of Khadki.[111] Following his defeat, almost the whole of the Deccan Plateau came under British suzerainty, and was incorporated into the Bombay Presidency. The success of the British campaign in the Deccan marked the end of all attacks by native powers.[112]
By 1845, the seven islands coalesced into a single landmass by the Hornby Vellard project via large scale land reclamation.[26][113] On 16 April 1853, India's first passenger railway line was established, connecting Bombay to the neighbouring town of Thana (now Thane).[114] During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the city became the world's chief cotton-trading market, resulting in a boom in the economy that subsequently enhanced the city's stature.[115]
The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 transformed Bombay into one of the largest seaports on the Arabian Sea.[116] In September 1896, Bombay was hit by a bubonic plague epidemic where the death toll was estimated at 1,900 people per week.[117] About 850,000 people fled Bombay and the textile industry was adversely affected.[118] While the city was the capital of the Bombay Presidency, the Indian independence movement fostered the Quit India Movement in 1942 and the Royal Indian Navy mutiny in 1946.[119][120]
Independent India Wedding Photography
Main article: History of Bombay in Independent India
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Municipal Corporation Building, Bombay in 1950 (Victoria Terminus partly visible on far right)
After India's independence in 1947, the territory of the Bombay Presidency retained by India was restructured into Bombay State. The area of Bombay State increased, after several erstwhile princely states that joined the Indian union were integrated into the state. Subsequently, the city became the capital of Bombay State.[121] In April 1950, Municipal limits of Bombay were expanded by merging the Bombay Suburban District and Bombay City to form the Greater Bombay Municipal Corporation.[122]
The Samyukta Maharashtra movement to create a separate Maharashtra state including Bombay was at its height in the 1950s. In the Lok Sabha discussions in 1955, the Congress party demanded that the city be constituted as an autonomous city-state.[123] The States Reorganisation Committee recommended a bilingual state for Maharashtra–Gujarat with Bombay as its capital in its 1955 report. Bombay Citizens' Committee, an advocacy group of leading Gujarati industrialists lobbied for Bombay's independent status.[124]
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Following protests during the movement in which 105 people died in clashes with the police, Bombay State was reorganised on linguistic lines on 1 May 1960.[125] Gujarati-speaking areas of Bombay State were partitioned into the state of Gujarat.[126] Maharashtra State with Bombay as its capital was formed with the merger of Marathi-speaking areas of Bombay State, eight districts from Central Provinces and Berar, five districts from Hyderabad State, and numerous princely states enclosed between them.[127] As a memorial to the martyrs of the Samyukta Maharashtra movement, Flora Fountain was renamed as Hutatma Chowk (Martyr's Square) and a memorial was erected.[128]
A stone statue of torch-bearers as seen at night. A fountain with a white base is in the background
The Hutatma Chowk memorial, built to honour the martyrs of the Samyukta Maharashtra movement (Flora Fountain on its left in the background)
The following decades saw massive expansion of the city and its suburbs. In the late 1960s, Nariman Point and Cuffe Parade were reclaimed and developed.[129] The Bombay Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA) was established on 26 January 1975 by the Government of Maharashtra as an apex body for planning and co-ordination of development activities in the Bombay metropolitan region.[130] In August 1979, a sister township of New Bombay was founded by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) across the Thane and Raigad districts to help the dispersal and control of Bombay's population. The textile industry in Bombay largely disappeared after the widespread 1982 Great Bombay Textile Strike, in which nearly 250,000 workers in more than 50 textile mills went on strike.[131] Mumbai Wedding Photography's defunct cotton mills have since become the focus of intense redevelopment.[132][133] Industrial development began in Mumbai Wedding Photography. When its economy started focusing on the fields of petrochemicals, electronics, electronics and automobile. In 1954 Hindustan Petroleum comissoned Mumbai Wedding Photography Refinery at Trombay and BPCL Refinery.[134]
The Jawaharlal Nehru Port, which handles 55–60% of India's containerized cargo, was commissioned on 26 May 1989 across the creek at Nhava Sheva with a view to de-congest Bombay Harbour and to serve as a hub port for the city.[135] The geographical limits of Greater Bombay were coextensive with municipal limits of Greater Bombay. On 1 October 1990, the Greater Bombay district was bifurcated to form two revenue districts namely, Bombay City and Bombay Suburban, though they continued to be administered by same Municipal Administration.[136]
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The years from 1990 to 2010 saw an increase in violence and terrorism activities. Following the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, the city was rocked by the Hindu-Muslim riots of 1992–93 in which more than 1,000 people were killed. In March 1993, a series of 13 coordinated bombings at several city landmarks by Islamic extremists and the Bombay underworld resulted in 257 deaths and over 700 injuries.[137] In 2006, 209 people were killed and over 700 injured when seven bombs exploded on the city's commuter trains.[138] In 2008, a series of ten coordinated attacks by armed terrorists for three days resulted in 173 deaths, 308 injuries, and severe damage to several heritage landmarks and prestigious hotels.[139] The three coordinated bomb explosions in July 2011 that occurred at the Opera house, Zaveri Bazaar and Dadar were the latest in the series of terrorist attacks in Mumbai Wedding Photography which resulted in 26 deaths and 130 injuries.[140][141]
Mumbai Wedding Photography is the commercial capital of India and has evolved into a global financial hub.[142] For several decades it has been the home of India's main financial services companies, and a focus for both infrastructure development and private investment.[143] From being an ancient fishing community and a colonial centre of trade, Mumbai Wedding Photography has become South Asia's largest city and home of the world's most prolific film industry.[144]