Question

Mention any 4 features of houses of bombay developed during colonial period

Answer 1

(i)Most of the houses were owned by private landlords.
(ii)Most of the people were living in chawls.
(iii)The houses were very small. So streets and neighbourhoods were used for a variety of activities such as cooking, washing and sleeping etc.
(iv)The richer Parsi. Muslims and upper casts traders lived in spacious bungalows.