Amchi Mumbai | आमची मुंबई

Mumbai is considered as the financial capital of India. It is also equally famous for two other things: bollywood and vada pav (vegetarian fast food popular in the state of Maharashtra).

Gateway of India: This beautiful structure was built by the British to welcome one of its viceroys. It looks even more attractive in the night when the lights are on.

Gateway of India – Up Close: Delicate artwork in stone.

The Taj Mahal Hotel Mumbai, was born out of Jamsetji N. Tata’s dream. He was the founder of Indias premier business house – the Tata Group of Companies. ~ http://www.tajhotels.com
Taj, built in 1903, is regarded as an architectural marvel (Maharashtrian architect Rao Bahadur Sitaram Khanderrao Vaidya, prepared the plans for this hotel. He was an associate of the legendary F W Stevens who built Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus). Situated on the waterfront adjacent to the Gateway of India, this hotel is the landmark of the city of Mumbai. It has a huge collection of paintings and works of art, antique furniture and stands as a symbol of Indian enterprise. Click here to know more about the history of The Taj Mahal Hotel.

On 26/11/2008, a bunch of heartless souls from pakistan armed with grenades and automatic rifles were firing indiscriminantly inside the hotel, at times taking hostages( see pictures here). Though the exterior seems to have withstood the grenades, experts estimated massive damage inside this landmark structure. Furniture, woodwork, paintings, roofs needs extensive repair or replacement. The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) extended their help in restoring Taj to its original grandeur.

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Tell them dear, that if eyes were made for seeing,
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~Ralph Waldo Emerson, “The Rhodora”

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