Long Essay on India's State Mumbai
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Mumbai (English: /mʊmˈbaɪ/, Marathi: [ˈmumbəi]; formerly known as Bombay /bɒmˈbeɪ/, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the most populous city in the country and the seventh-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million.[13] As per Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai is the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million living under Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.[14] Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million.[15] Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city.[16][17] It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities in India.[18][19] Mumbai is home to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Elephanta Caves, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, and the city's distinctive ensemble of Victorian and Art Deco buildings.
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Essays on Mumbai
FOR those who love Mumbai but missed the weekly column written by the author Meher Marfatia in the tabloid Mid-day, Once Upon a City is perfect. The book is largely a compilation of essays written for this newspaper column, with additional details included.
Meher Marfatia’s hard work is apparent throughout the book. She has read books about old Bombay, gone on guided city tours, trudged the streets, knocked on doors, listened to long-winded stories and then sifted out the details to present readers with that right mix of unknown facts, colour and nostalgia which holds the same happy anticipation experienced before tucking into a plate of Mumbai’s bhelpuri. Mumbaikars are sentimental about their city and any book that tells the city’s story is bound to appeal.
Some stories are a reminder of a time of better governance. Bellasis Road, for instance, is named after Major General John Bellasis, who in the 1790s constructed a kilometre-long road to house the victims of a famine in Surat. Bellasis himself lived on Siri Road. At one time, it must have been a sylvan space; even now, despite the city gnawing away at its edges, Siri Road is still one of Mumbai’s gems. It is a path that turns off from a traffic-infested intersection and winds up at Malabar Hill through a mini urban forest, complete with old trees and birdsong.