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Month: April 2020

This Story Behind Decline Of Mills In Mumbai Will Haunt You Forever!

April 26, 2020
| 18 Comments
| Evolution of mumbai

While today when we go to Phoenix Mall (Mall in South Mumbai) we won’t give a thought on why there’s a Chimney in the middle of the mall. Why they named its Phoenix mall? Why not a Unicorn mall? Why some structures still have sloping roof profiles. Is there a past?? YES, indeed and to…

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Posted in Evolution of mumbai Tagged conservation, decline of mills, economy, girni kamgar union, mills in bombay, mumbai, phoenix mills 18 Comments

Why You Must Experience Chawls In Mumbai Atleast Once In Your Lifetime

April 19, 2020
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| Evolution of mumbai

WHAT WERE THE FOCAL POINTS? HOW SETTLEMENT OF DWELLING HAPPENED IN THE CITY? HOW WAS THE LIFE IN COLONIAL & POST COLONIAL ERA? WHAT WAS SCENARIO OF CHAWLS IN MUMBAI? I still remember in my architecture college days when we were getting ready for one of the trophies for NASA while doing the case study…

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Posted in Evolution of mumbai Tagged chawl, chawls in mumbai, first cotton mill in mumbai, girni kamgaar, maura finkelstein, mills in mumbai, neera adarkar, sandeep pendse, settlements 18 Comments

Mills in Bombay

April 12, 2020
| 8 Comments
| Evolution of mumbai

In the previous blog we saw that the city got its shape by the 1850s. Trade started flourishing in different sectors. People from different communities started migrating because of trade. A working-class of people started migrating for jobs. This action resulted-in increase in population. But to see the trade of cotton mills we have to…

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Posted in Evolution of mumbai Tagged 1854, american civil war, bombay, british, cotton, cotton is king, cowasji nanabhai davar, first cotton mill in mumbai, GREAT BRITAIN, india, liverpool, manchester, mills, mills in mumbai, mumbai, the bombay spinning mill 8 Comments

HOW THESE SEVEN ISLANDS CREATED A FLUX OF TRADE AND CULTURE IN THE CITY??

April 5, 2020
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| Evolution of mumbai

Ever wondered precisely why and how were the seven islands of Bombay woven into one landmass that we tread on today? if yes read on This is the Mumbai series in which we are learning about the evolution process of the city. Now that you know about the Portuguese and British influence on Mumbai on…

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Posted in Evolution of mumbai Tagged Architecture, bombay, british, city on seven islands, east india company, History of mumbai, maharashtra, mumbai, portuguese, seven islands 20 Comments

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