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August 1st, 2008 | 
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Located on the west coast of India, the group of islands which has grown into
the city of Mumbai, was probably first recorded as the home of fisherfolk where
a group of Buddhist monks established an outpost late during the Magadhan
empire. The islands were tossed from one king to another emperor for two
millenia, until the maritime trade empire of the British decided to develop the
natural harbour into a city. In the four hundred years since then, the city has
grown by a series of land reclamations which now link the original islands into
one mass.
The city was called Bombay for much of the last four hundred years. The origin
of the name is obscure, but is often said to come from the Portuguese phrase bom
bahia meaning "good bay". The name Mumbai has been used in the main local
languages for as long, and is ascribed to the local goddess, Mumba (ai means
mother in Marathi). The name of the city was changed to Mumbai by an act of the
parliament in 1997.
Mumbai is called the financial capital of India: the stock exchange is the
primary stock exchange of the country; most large business houses have their
corporate offices in this city. It also the primary center for the arts and the
entertainment industry. In India it is the city of gold, of dreams. Everyone
comes here to make money, whether by selling chapatis on Chowpatti or stolen
wallets and used dentures by the roadside. Whatever. Bombay does sleep at night,
but usually rather late and very briefly.
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Major Attraction Of Mumbai.
Chowpatty Beach
Chowpatty is a major tourist attraction in Mumbai. The charm of Chwpatti Beach gets increased much more during the annual Ganesh Chatturathi Festival.Ganesh Chatturathi festival is the major festival of Maharashtra. Alarge image of Lord Ganesha is immersed into the water at chowpatty.
Chowpatty is a place with major attraction for children. There are many things for amusement like The Ferris Wheels, Merry-goround, Camel ride and pony ride. “Bhel- Puri” of Chawpatti is famous all over India, besides there are many other mouth watering attractions available at Chowpatty like golas, chat and kulfi. Snake charmers monkey shows, eunuchs, astrologers and drug peddlers are some other sources of entertainment. The recently opened “Nana Nani Park” along Chowpatty Beach serves good for the elderly to walk around in, sit and enjoy the sea breeze.
A visit to this beach provides an interesting outing with many permanent little kiosks. Chowpatty acts as a base “station between” leading upto Malabar Hill as it is linked to Malabar Hill, Girgaum, Gamdeviand Khetwadi