Bombay

Bombay was the official English name of Mumbai, India, until the city was renamed in 1995. The name remains common in historical, cultural, and institutional contexts.

Mumbai: Mumbai is a major Indian port city on the Arabian Sea and the capital of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the city whose official English name was Bombay.
Land reclamation in Mumbai: Land reclamation in Mumbai is the creation of usable land by filling or enclosing coastal waters. Reclamation joined the islands associated with Bombay into a continuous urban area.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak: Bal Gangadhar Tilak was an Indian nationalist, educator, and political leader based in Bombay. His public campaigns made colonial Bombay a center of Indian nationalism.
Renaming of Bombay to Mumbai: The renaming of Bombay to Mumbai was the official change of the city's English name in 1995. It formally ended Bombay's status as the city's official English name.
Bombay Island: Bombay Island was the largest of the islands that formed the historic city of Bombay. The name Bombay became associated with this island and its expanding urban settlement.
Natural Harbour of Mumbai: Mumbai Harbour is a sheltered inlet on the Arabian Sea that supports one of India's major ports. Its deep, protected waters helped make Bombay a major port city.
B. R. Ambedkar: B. R. Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, social reformer, and political leader who studied and worked in Bombay. Bombay was central to his education, organizing, and campaigns against caste discrimination.
Shiv Sena: Shiv Sena is a Maharashtra-based political party founded in Bombay in 1966. Its regionalist politics helped make replacing Bombay with Mumbai a political priority.
Seven Islands of Bombay: The Seven Islands of Bombay were the islands later joined by land reclamation to form Mumbai. The city named Bombay grew across these once-separated islands.
Port of Mumbai: The Port of Mumbai is a major seaport on India's west coast, situated in Mumbai Harbour. Port activity helped drive Bombay's commercial growth and global connections.

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