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Bombay – The Joining of the Seven Islands (1668-1838) On 1 September 1668, the ship named 'Constantinople Merchant' touched the coast of Surat. It had brought a copy of the Royal Charter of March 27th 1668, through which the Port and Island of Bombay had been given to the English East India Company "to be held in free and common soccage, as of the Manor of East Greenwich," at a rent of 10 ...
Martin Luther King, Jr. and wife Coretta Scott King lay a wreath at Rajghat during a visit to India in 1959. On the afternoon of February 10, 1959, two dozen reporters waited eagerly in the lobby of Delhi’s Janpath Hotel, near India Gate, to interview a jet-lagged American guest who had come to India for a special, deeply significant visit.
30 nov 2023 · The Shiv Sena saw Bombay as a legacy of British colonialism and wanted the city’s name to reflect its Maratha heritage, hence renaming it to pay tribute to the goddess Mumbadevi. However, the name change wasn’t a singular incident specific to Mumbai. It is part of a larger, ongoing wave where places across India have undergone name changes ...
1 gen 2024 · If it’s your first time in Mumbai, you may be a little apprehensive to visit. I don’t blame you. Mumbai is truly the spirit of all that is India. It’s hot, dirty, crazy, beautiful, relentless and inspiring! It’s the most populated city in the country and there is a massive divide between the ridiculously rich and the downright poor.
December 12, 1955. The visit of H.M. King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to India, December, 1955-1956. H.M. the King receiving a casket containing an Address of Welcome from the Mayor of Bangalore at a civic reception held in Bangalore. December 12, 1955.
8 gen 2019 · Il figure sans doute sur tous les blogs dédiés aux voyages à Mumbai. 4. La tour de l’Horloge. Visiter Mumbai sans photographier la tour de l’Horloge ( Rajabai Clock Tower) serait juste dommage : depuis le parc Oval Maidan, on aperçoit le monument, construit pour rappeler la tour de Big Ben, entre 1869 et 1878.
