Was Mumbai really seven islands? Improve your child’s attention span with TALi Raj Thackeray reminds Maharashtra govt of loudspeaker deadline 12 ‘severely hurt’ as Mumbai-Durgapur flight hits turbulence Everyone knows the story. Bombay was seven islands until the British joined them together through a series of reclamations and infills, paving the way for the rise of a brilliant port city. But a closer look at maps and records of the pre British era reveals a more complicated picture, say researchers, one that casts doubt on the city’s founding legend. These documents suggest that the city was perhaps never seven […]
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