Question

mention the features of houses of the Bombay city which developed during colonial period

Answer 1

1. private land Lords owned the houses
2.people lived in chawls
3.the houses were very small,so neighborhood were used for cooking , washing etc...

Answer 2

Answer:

The main features of bombay city during colonial period.

☆ More than 70% of the working people of bombay lived in thickly populated chawls. These chawls were multi-storeyed structure which was divided into smaller one-room tenement which have not private toilets.

☆ The house were very small, so Street and neighbourhood were used for a variety of activities like, cooking, washing, sleeping.

☆ These house were largely owned by private landlords like merchant, bankers and building contractors. Who wanted quick money from migrant.

☆ The rich parsi, Muslim and upper caste trader and industrialists of bombay lived in sprawling specious bungalows.

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