Around two month back, we carried some nostalgic photographs about mumbai. Going through some old history of Mumbai.. it feels wonderful to know some of the details.. Join me on this journey.
CITY OF Mumbai
- formed part of the kingdom of Ashoka, the famous Emperor of India & then various Hindu rulers. It consisted of seven islands
-In 1343 the Mohammedans of Gujarat took possession & ruled for the next two centuries. The mosque of Mahim is the only vestige of their dominion
- In 1534 the Portuguese, took Bombay by force. This led to the establishment of numerous churches, St. Michael's Church at Mahim (1534), St. John the Baptist Church at Andheri (1579), St. Andrew's Church at Bandra (1580), and Gloria Church at Byculla (1632),
The Portuguese also fortified their possession by building forts at Sion, Mahim, Bandra, and Bassien can still be seen. They named their new possession as "Bom Baia" which in Portuguese means "Good Bay".
-1662 - the islands were given to the English King Charles II in dowry on his marriage to a Portuguese Princess
- 1668 the islands were acquired by the English East India Company on lease from the crown for an annual sum of 10 pounds in gold; so little did the British value these islands at that time.
In 1858, following the First War of Independence (the British called it the "Sepoy Mutiny") of 1857 in which the Rani of Jhansi and her infant son strapped on her back were killed, the East India Company was accused of mismanagement and the islands reverted to the British Crown.
The historic session of the All India Congress Committee began on the 7th of August 1942. Its venue was the Gowalia Tank Maidan. It was at this session that the "Quit India" call was given by Mahatma Gandhi and other Indian National Congress leaders. The momentum of the Quit India movement could not be stopped and led to the final withdrawal of the British on 15 August 1947.
The last British troops on Indian soil left for England through the archway of the Gateway of India on that day.
They bade farewell from where they had entered 282 years before. The people of Bombay, in a gesture of generosity wished them bon voyage, forgetting the bitter memories of the fight for independence. Today the maidan from where the call to "Quit India" was given is called the "August Kranti Maidan".
In 1960 the "state of Bombay" was split into Maharashtra and Gujarat states on linguistic basis, the former retaining Bombay city as its capital.
Its wonderful for every Bombaite rather Mumbaite to know the history of this wonderful city that we inhabit.
CITY OF Mumbai
- formed part of the kingdom of Ashoka, the famous Emperor of India & then various Hindu rulers. It consisted of seven islands
-In 1343 the Mohammedans of Gujarat took possession & ruled for the next two centuries. The mosque of Mahim is the only vestige of their dominion
- In 1534 the Portuguese, took Bombay by force. This led to the establishment of numerous churches, St. Michael's Church at Mahim (1534), St. John the Baptist Church at Andheri (1579), St. Andrew's Church at Bandra (1580), and Gloria Church at Byculla (1632),
The Portuguese also fortified their possession by building forts at Sion, Mahim, Bandra, and Bassien can still be seen. They named their new possession as "Bom Baia" which in Portuguese means "Good Bay".
-1662 - the islands were given to the English King Charles II in dowry on his marriage to a Portuguese Princess
- 1668 the islands were acquired by the English East India Company on lease from the crown for an annual sum of 10 pounds in gold; so little did the British value these islands at that time.
In 1858, following the First War of Independence (the British called it the "Sepoy Mutiny") of 1857 in which the Rani of Jhansi and her infant son strapped on her back were killed, the East India Company was accused of mismanagement and the islands reverted to the British Crown.
The historic session of the All India Congress Committee began on the 7th of August 1942. Its venue was the Gowalia Tank Maidan. It was at this session that the "Quit India" call was given by Mahatma Gandhi and other Indian National Congress leaders. The momentum of the Quit India movement could not be stopped and led to the final withdrawal of the British on 15 August 1947.
The last British troops on Indian soil left for England through the archway of the Gateway of India on that day.
They bade farewell from where they had entered 282 years before. The people of Bombay, in a gesture of generosity wished them bon voyage, forgetting the bitter memories of the fight for independence. Today the maidan from where the call to "Quit India" was given is called the "August Kranti Maidan".
In 1960 the "state of Bombay" was split into Maharashtra and Gujarat states on linguistic basis, the former retaining Bombay city as its capital.
Its wonderful for every Bombaite rather Mumbaite to know the history of this wonderful city that we inhabit.