Mumbai's original name was Bombay, a name used for centuries, but it was officially changed in 1995 by the Maharashtra government to reflect its Marathi heritage, honoring the goddess Mumbadevi, from whom the name "Mumbai" is derived. The city's earlier indigenous name was linked to the Koli people and their patron deity, Mumbadevi.
Bombay was changed to Mumbai in 1995 by the Maharashtra government, led by the Shiv Sena party, to shed colonial-era influence and embrace the city's local identity, deriving the new name from Mumba Devi, the patron goddess of the city's original inhabitants, the Koli people, reflecting a broader Indian trend of renaming places to reclaim cultural heritage.
1995 – Bombay renamed Mumbai: The Maharashtra government officially changed the name from “Bombay” to “Mumbai” on 4 March 1995. The name Mumbai was chosen to honor Mumbadevi, the patron goddess of the Koli community, the city's original inhabitants.
During the Mauryan period, Indraprastha was known as Indapatta in Buddhist literature. The location of Indraprastha is uncertain but Purana Qila in present-day New Delhi is frequently cited.
The Northern Province of the Estado da Índia (the Portuguese name for their Indian territories), in which the whole of present day Mumbai's metropolitan area was included, was not only the largest territory held by the Portuguese in the East; it was also the first case of colonial suzerainty and development within the ...
In 1996, in keeping with the recent nationwide practice of Indianizing city names, the Government of Tamil Nadu, then represented by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, renamed the city to Chennai.
While Mumbai is still called Bombay by some residents and by some Indians from other regions, mention of the city by a name other than Mumbai has become controversial.
In May 1661, as per the marriage alliance between Charles II of England and Catharine of Braganza, the Portuguese king's daughter, Bombay was given to the English as dowry. However, the Portuguese still retained possession of Bassein, Salsette, Sion, Dharavi, Mazagaon, Worli, Parel and Wadala.
Professor Joefe Santarita, dean of the University of the Philippines Asian Center and an expert on Indian Studies, said scholars believe the term "Bumbay" came from Bombay (or Mumbai), the place of departure of most Punjabis and Sikhs who have migrated to the Philippines.
Bombay had just come out of Portuguese rule and the power instead of being transferred back to the people of Bombay, was transferred to the leaders of Britain. Like the Portuguese, the British sought to make Bombay an international port city, just not an Indian one.
While the official centre of the settlement was designated Fort St. George, the British applied the name Madras Patnam to the combined town. Golkonda forces under General Mir Jumla conquered Madras in 1646 and brought Chennai and its immediate surroundings under his control.
On 14 January 1969, Madras state was renamed Tamil Nadu, meaning "Tamil country". In 1965, agitations against the imposition of Hindi and in support of continuing English as a medium of communication arose which eventually led to English being retained as an official language of India alongside Hindi.
Marathi is the only official language of Mumbai and the native language of this rapidly 'emerging financial hub of India with approximately 42% of the people who speak Marathi. Second comes Hindi in which nearly 30% of the population is fluent.
Answer- The first British to land in India were the East India Company, a group of traders who arrived in the 1600s. The East India Company eventually gained control of much of India and established British rule.
New Delhi is called Mini India because people from all parts of India come to live here. It is a city where many cultures, languages, and traditions of India come together. This diversity makes New Delhi a small version of the whole country, hence the name Mini India.
