Bibliography Architecture & Urban Heritage Art Deco in Mumbai: Oval & Marine Drive — ArtDeco.org Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai — UNESCO World Heritage Centre Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai Declared as a World Heritage Property by UNESCO The Rise of Art Deco in Oval Maidan, Mumbai — Google […]
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Bombaim
Although it is not well-known, the colonial history of Bombay began with the Portuguese. The first Portuguese ship sailed into the Bombay harbour in 1508, and by 1534, the Portuguese seized Bombay from Bahadur Shah of Gujarat. At the time, the city was nothing more than a collection of marshy islands with a few fishing […]
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Introduction
The city I am from was my first fascination. When I was younger, I thought Mumbai was the world, and it ended and began with the sea. As I got a bit older, I learnt about the seven islands and colonisation (in all its ugliness), I realised that history happened all around me in the […]
