How Did Mumbai Get Its Name?
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Earlier its name was Bombay. It has been changed to Mumbai by Indian government after the British colonial rule.
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Mumbai is the Marathi name for the city, it is derived from the goddess Mumbadevi. The first white owners of Mumbai changed it Bombay as it was easier for them to pronounce. ... In 1996 the Shiv Sena government changed it back to Mumbai in both English and Marathi.
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Mumbai is the Marathi name for the city, it is derived from the goddess Mumbadevi. The first white owners of Mumbai changed it Bombay as it was easier for them to pronounce. ... In 1996 the Shiv Sena government changed it back to Mumbai in both English and Marathi.
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