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38 unusual facts about Mumbai


1993 Bombay bombings

He and Muquddam parked the explosive filled vehicle at Plaza cinema, Mumbai which resulted in 10 deaths and 37 injuries.

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup

India will have to choose six host cities from a shortlist of eight, they are New Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore, Kolkata, Kochi and Guwahati.

A Maverick Heart

The book was launched at Press Club Mumbai on 18 Feb 2013 by Mr. Raj Nair founder of Avalon Consulting.

Ashok Kamte

The bodies of the dead were promptly recovered and taken to St George Hospital.

Asian Heart Institute

Asian Heart Institute (AHI), is an Indian cardiac care hospital, established in 2002, located in the western suburb of Bandra, at the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Balwantray Thakore

He remained active throughout his life talking lectures at Wilson College, Mumbai, even at the age of 80.

Bapoo Mama

Bapoo Burjorji 'B.B.' Mama (born April 8, 1924 in Bombay - died March 18, 1995 in Bombay) was a cricket statistician.

Bombay Times

The Bombay Times is a free supplement of The Times of India, in the Mumbai (formerly Bombay) region.

Centre for Excellence in Telecom Technology and Management

Centre for Excellence in Telecom Technology and Management (CETTM) located in Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai is the telecom training centre of MTNL, the incumbent operator of Government of India (GOI).

Consequently in the year 2003, MTNL established the Centre for Excellence in Telecom Training and Management (CETTM), with capex plan of over Rs 100 crore, at Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai, replacing the existing RTTC's and DTTC's.

Emmy Lichtwitz Krasso

In 1939 she and her husband, Oscar T. Krasso, fled Austria for Mumbai (Bombay), India.

Going Dutch

It is commonly called "TTMM" (Tera Tu Mera Main) literally meaning you (pay) for yours and me for mine in Mumbai.

It's OK, It's All Good

This is an album by the Mumbai based-band Pentagram.

Kala Bazar

Now a wealthy man, Raghu buys a new, spacious flat for his family in Marine Drive.

Kishinchand Chellaram College

in Information Technology, Bachelor in Accounts and Finance, Bachelor in Banking and Insurance, Computer Applications, Biotechnology and Industrial Chemistry and was the first college to be awarded an A grade by The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in Mumbai.

Mantralaya

Mantralaya, Mumbai, administrative headquarters of Maharashtra in South Mumbai, built in 1955

Mumbai-Bangalore economic corridor

Mumbai-Bangalore corridor is expected to pass through different cities, Pune, Satara, Kolhapur, Belgaum, Dharwad, Davangere, Haveri, Chitradurga and Tumkur.

Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai

Saying so she asks Joshi to accompany her to a famous local garden-temple, Sarasbaug after which they proceed to the local ‘Tulsi Baug’ market, and other local attractions thereafter.

Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road

:For the road in South Mumbai, see Marine Drive

NSEL scam

The NSEL scam is a systematic and premeditated fraud perpetrated in the commodity market by National Spot Exchange Ltd based in Mumbai, India.

Palava

Palava is planned city based in the Dombivali, near Mumbai, spread over 4000 acres.

Patkar-Varde College

Patkar-Varde College is an educational institution located in Goregaon (West), Mumbai, India.

Rail push trolley

On routes carrying high volumes of traffic, such as the suburban section in Mumbai, push trolleys cannot be used and foot inspections are being resorted to.

Rajdeep Sardesai

The son of the Indian Test cricketer Dilip Sardesai, he completed his schooling up to ICSE from the Campion School in Bombay, did two years of ISC in the Cathedral School, Mumbai, and completed a bachelor's course in Economics from St. Xavier's College.

Ramnarain Ruia College

Ruia College is located in the central part of Mumbai close to Hindu colony, between the Dadar and Matunga railway stations.

Scharada Dubey

The family finally settled in Mumbai in 1971, after which she completed school at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Colaba, and graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai in 1980.

Shriram Madhav Nene

Being so highly qualified, he has been called from many hospitals in Mumbai, India, But he turned the offers down.

SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce

SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce is a college in Sion, Mumbai, India, owned and managed by the South Indian Education Society (SIES).

Sudharak Olwe

He has a Diploma in Photography from the Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art (1986), Mumbai and also a Diploma in Film and Video Production (1992) from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.

Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited

SCOUL is a subsidiary of the Mehta Group, a diversified industrial and investment conglomerate based in Mumbai, India, employing over 10,000 people in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.

Shri Nanjibhai Kalidas Mehta, is the founder of the Mehta Group of Companies, a Mumbai-based conglomerate, with business interests spanning four (4) continents, namely: Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.

Tatvajnana Vidyapeeth

Tatvajnana Vidyapeeth (informally known as "Vidyapeeth") is a philosophical university set up in a tapovan style in Thane, near Mumbai.

Tenement

Many chawls can be found in Mumbai, where they were constructed in abundance to house the people migrating to the city because of its booming cotton mills and overall strong economy.

V. G. Vaze College

Vinayak Ganesh Vaze College of Arts, Science & Commerce (Kelkar College) is a Mumbai University affiliated college located in Mulund East, Mumbai.

The college can be accessed via rickshaws through any suburb of Mumbai.

The college managed to get affiliation from University of Mumbai soon and is the youngest college to get permanent affiliation from the university of Mumbai.

Vipulroy Rathod

Rathod is the promoter and director of Endoscopy Asia, a state of the art tertiary care facility in gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy, located at Sion, Mumbai.

ZooZoo

RN Podar School, Santa Cruz, Mumbai is planning to develop an animated character, inspired by the ZooZoos to attract students and will be used to teach Environmental Studies (EVS) to class I students.


Ambani

Dhirubhai Ambani, an Indian businessman and founder of Reliance Industries in Mumbai

Amrut

Amrut Nagar, a neighbourhood in the Ghatkopar suburb of Mumbai, India

Bandra Terminus Udaipur Superfast Express

The 22901/22902 Bandra Terminus Udaipur Superfast Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Mumbai and Udaipur in India.

Claude Batley

Among his works are the Bombay Gymkhana (1917); Wankaner Palace (1933) now Lincoln House, the American Consulate, Breach Candy; Bombay Central Station (1930); South Court or popularly now known as Jinnah House, (1935); Round Building (1937), Cusrow Baug in Colaba Causeway (1937–59) and its Agiary, known as The Seth Nusserwanji Hirji Karani Agiary (1938), Bombay Club (1939) later Hotel Nataraj and now Inter-Continental Mumbai, Lalbhai House (1942) and Breach Candy Hospital (1950).

D'decor

D’Decor’s operates four manufacturing plants which are located in Tarapur, near Mumbai.

Devipada

Devipada is a densely populated area in East Borivali, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Divya Palat

Divya Palat is an Award winning Producer and Director for theatre plays like -"A Personal War- Stories of the Mumbai Terror Attacks" and was a Hindi actress who has done many films such as Masti with Vivek Oberoi, Dhund with Apurva Agnihotri, Kuch Naa Kaho with Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan, Krishna Cottage with Sohail Khan, Dil Bechara Pyaar Ka Mara with actress Mallika Kapoor.

Edward Hogg

He was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards 2009 for his role in White Lightnin, and won Best Actor awards at the Monterrey and Mumbai Film Festivals for the same role.

Feroze Mithiborwala

On Jerusalem Day in Mumbai in 2010 he said that Indians needed to increase their solidarity with the Palestinians.

Gangoobai

She makes the trip to Mumbai to Ardra, which at that time is having financial difficulties, and there meets Daksha (Mita Vashisht), the manager, Waman Ponkshe (Purab Kohli), an accountant, Monisha (Nidhi Sunil), a model, the designer Rohan (Rajendranath Zutshi) and Jamshyd Mistry (Behram Rana), a rich elderly person.

George Vernon

They won seven games and drew another before they were due to play the Parsi Gymkhana of Bombay (now Mumbai) on 30 January 1890, just after that great cricket stalwart, Lord Harris, had been named as the next Governor of the Bombay Presidency.

Interactive Brokers

(IB) is a U.S. based online discount brokerage firm headquartered in Greenwich CT in the United States and with offices in Budapest, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Montreal, Mumbai, Shanghai, Saint Petersburg, Sydney, Tallinn, Tokyo, and Zug.

Java Green

Java Green is operational at different locations including educational institutions like DA-IICT,SRM University and IIM Bangalore, hospitals like KDA Hospital, Mumbai and Fortis, corporate offices like DAKC, Mumbai and IBM, Reliance Web worlds and Spencer's retail.

Jivraj Narayan Mehta

In the establishment of the Topiwala Nair Municipal Hospital, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Hospital and the Dr. Balabai Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai, he played a key role.

Jyoti Kirit Parikh

She was a Senior Professor at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai.

Kadeshwari Devi Temple

The temple is dedicated to mother goddess Kadeshwari situated on the top of hill behind Bandra Fort in Land's End, Banstand, Mumbai.

Kamakhya - Mumbai LTT AC Express

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi flagged off the first fully air-conditioned Kamakhya-Lokmanya Tilak (T), Mumbai AC Express, at a function held at Kamakhya railway station .

Karanjadi train crash

At 6.10am, the Matsyagandha Express passenger train, transporting commuters between Mangalore and Mumbai, was on a section of the Konkan Railway line between Veer and Karanjadi, when the engine ran headlong into the debris of a landslide caused by heavy monsoon rains, which had collapsed part of a hillside across the track, crushing steel nets put there to prevent such a fall.

Khed, Ratnagiri

Khed lies off National Highway NH-17, popularly known as Mumbai-Goa Highway, that connects Khed with cities like Mangalore, Panaji, Madgaon, Karwar and Udupi.

Khillari cattle

The Khillari is breed of cattle, of the Bos indicus sub-species, found in Man and Khatav taluka in Satara and Shirol taluka in Kolhapur and Atpadi taluka in Sangli in the Mumbai region of western India.

Kirit Parikh

Kirit S. Parikh is Emeritus Professor (on retirement as Director) and Founder Director of Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, India.

Lakshman Prabhu

Lakshman Prabhu was a minister in the court of the Silhara dynasty that ruled the islands that today constitute the Indian city of Mumbai.

Landmark quiz

The 20th edition of the Landmark Quiz was held in 6 cities Hyderabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Pune, Mumbai and Chennai.

Mithi River

In 2009, environmentalist and Magsaysay Award winner, Rajendra Singh lead a yatra, of a group of environmentalist and NGOs, through Mumbai city along the endangered Mithi river to highlight its problems.

Mumbai Meri Jaan

Mumbai Meri Jaan tells the story of five people whose lives are affected by the 2006 Mumbai train bombings.

NES High School

National Education Society High School and Junior College is commonly known as NES High School, which is located in suburb of Mumbai, in Bhandup.

Nigerians in India

As of January 2012, there are about 10,000 Nigerians living and working in India but only 3,500 were registered with the Nigerian High Commission and they live in cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Jaipur.

Nutan Vidyalaya Education Society

Around 1857 the Bombay-Madras railway track was laid, the track passed through Gulbarga, the youth took the advantage of the railways to pursue higher studies at Mumbai and Pune.

Online book rental in India

Cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, Kolkata and Ahmedabad have small start-ups with a few thousand books in their collections.

Production of Caminho das Índias

Using the cities of Jaipur, Jodhpur and Mumbai as references, the art director built 42 shops and a complete temple in honor of the Hindu god Shiva, in addition to the façades and entries of a movie theater and the terracota-colored households of the four main Indian families of the story.

Ramesh Powar

He is an alumnus of Ruparel College of Science, Commerce and Arts in Matunga, Mumbai.

Rhythm and Hues Studios

By the time Rhythm & Hues began to work on the 2012 Ang Lee film, Life of Pi, the company had become a global one with offices and artists in India (the Mumbai suburb of Malad and HITEC City which is a part of Hyderabad), Malaysia (Cyberjaya just outside of Kuala Lumpur), Canada (Vancouver), and Taiwan (Kaohsiung).

Shrinivas Khale

He also provided music to theatrical plays Paanigrahan, Vidushak and Devache paay during his stint in Akashwani, Mumbai.

SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce

SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce is a Mumbai-based college located in Sion.

Skybus Metro

Cities such as Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pondicherry, Pune, Ranchi, Shimla, Thane etc. are considering Sky Bus although the system has not been adopted anywhere.

Somaiya Vidyavihar

Somaiya Vidyavihar is an educational campus located in the Vidyavihar suburb of Mumbai.

Starcom IP Asia

Starcom IP Asia consists of 17 countries and 29 offices, with locations in Australia (Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast, Brisbane) Bangalore, Bangladesh, China (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong), India (New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai), Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington), Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Thakur Vidya Mandir

Thakur Vidya Mandir High School is a secondary, co-educational school in Kandivali, Mumbai, India.

Tirur railway station

Though no trains originate from this station, trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Coimbatore, New Delhi, Mangalore, Pune, Jaipur, Jammu Tawi, Okha, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and so forth.

Vashi Bridge

The Vashi Bridge, also known as Thane Creek Bridge, is a bridge, built across the Thane Creek that connects the city of Mumbai to the Indian mainland at Navi Mumbai.

Vinod Punamiya

On 20 February 2011 he claimed to have cycled a distance of 1485 km from India Gate, New Delhi to Gateway of India, Mumbai in 31 hours on bicycle.

Visa policy of India

Currently visas on arrival may be obtained at international airports of Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram and the list will be expanded with more airports like Goa, Gaya, Chandigarh and Amritsar.