India

Mumbai

The opening of the Suez Canal heralded Mumbai’s elevation to gateway of the subcontinent. Today the city is India’s economic powerhouse and home of the world’s largest film industry. The trappings of this success can be seen everywhere but juxtapose sharply with the notorious slums. As India’s most westernised and dynamic city, Mumbai may be bursting with people but is a fascinating place to explore - the colonial architecture particularly is India’s best.

What to see

Colonial Mumbai

Colonial Mumbai

Mumbai’s collection of architecture is India’s most eclectic, but it is its monumental colonial edifices that are particularly impressive. The Fort area of the city is where you’ll find the magnificent dome, spire and column-abundant Victorian Neo-Gothic public buildings, such as Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus (formerly Victoria terminus), University of Mumbai and the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel to name a very few. Mumbai’s most recognisable landmark the Gateway to India, which commemorates George V’s royal visit in 1911, is also close by. Mumbai also has an incredible amount of Art Deco architecture – wander along the Marine Drive promenade to see the exquisite 1920s apartment blocks.

Museums and galleries

Museums and galleries

Mumbai is home to some of India’s best museums and galleries and is known as a centre of the arts. Wander the traditional arts district of Kala Ghoda and visit the National Museum of Modern Art to get to grips with the current Indian art scene before learning about folk and decorative traditions at the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum. The city’s biggest and best museum, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly the Prince of Wales Museum), exhibits items from across India including sculpture, porcelain, miniature paintings and weapons, whilst the city’s smallest museum, Mani Bhavan, is dedicated to Ghandi and his philosophies and housed in a building in which he used to stay.

Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood produces about 1000 Hindi films a year making it the world’s biggest film industry. Both Mumbai and India as a whole is film crazy so heading to a cinema hall to enjoy a Bollywood blockbuster is a quintessential Indian experience, and where better to do it than Mumbai? It is also possible to visit a studio where you can watch filming, admire the elaborate sets and learn about the history of the industry.

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