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Describe any five causes of the expansion of bombay

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Answered by Yashash
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Bombay became an attractive destination for people seeking jobs after the British administration replaced Surat with Bombay as its principal western port. The consequent increase in trade and industries led to a great influx of people. Thus, migrants were (and still are) an important facet of Bombay. Most of the people in the film industry were migrants themselves, and wanted to portray the plight of this class of people through films. Thus, a number of Bombay films were about the lives of migrants.

In mid-seventeenth century, Bombay became East India Company’s principal western port, replacing Surat. Later, by the end of the nineteenth century, it had become an important administrative as well as industrial centre. All through these years, the prospects for trade and commerce, and employment kept increasing, thereby making Bombay an attractive destination for migrants.
Answered by Rememberful
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Following are the few causes for the expansion of Bombay in the 19th century:

1. Textile mills were established which led to a fresh surge in migration.

2. Many people flowed in from many districts of Ratnagiri to work in Bombay mills.

3. Being the junction of two major railways, it helped directly for Bombay expansion.

4. The railways encouraged an even higher scale of migration into the city.

5. In 1888-89 famine in Kutch drove large numbers of people to Bombay.

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