Saturday, August 27, 2011

Mumbai

Mumbai, a city that welcomes one and all and is a city that never sleeps. Mumbai is a cosmopolitan city with people from different caste and creeds living in the same society. Mumbai is India’s most populous city. It was formed by the cluster of seven islands initially but has slowly been expanding northwards.

    They call it a crowd, We call it a party… They call them brats, We call them family.. They call them drunk, We call them happy… They call it bad, We call it bliss…They call it traffic, We call it a festival… They call it dirty, We call it dressed… They call it a sinner, We call it a saint… They call it barren, We call it loam…

    They call it MUMBAI, We call it HOME!

Magical Mumbai was introduced to help millions of Mumbaikars get all Mumbai related information. You’ll find Mumbai pictures, Bollywood news, movies, shopping, Mumbai getaways, night life, restaurants, bars, tourist places and of course the public transport of Mumbai.

Basics of Mumbai

    How to dial a Mumbai number – The International code for India is +91 and the code for Mumbai is 022.
    Mumbai is a cosmopolitan city. Major languages spoken include Marathi, English, Hindi, Guajarati
    The Currency used in Mumbai is Rupee.
    Mumbai has a special language called the ‘Bombaiya Language’ which most Mumbaikars can understand. It involves using slangs like “Aye Bidu..”
    Newspapers are available in various languages in Mumbai.
    A list of things to do while you are in Mumbai

Geography of Mumbai

    Area-Location : 18.9750°N, 72.8258°E with 603 Square Km, Basically an Island City surrounded by Arabian sea from 3 sides (East, West and South). Mumbai is located in state of Maharashtra.
    Weather of Mumbai

Mumbai Suburban Railway Map Public Transport in Mumbai

    Local Trains (See the local train timetables)
    Buses (See bus routes)
    Auto’s (See the Auto fare in Mumbai)
    Taxi’s (See the Taxi fare in Mumbai)

Mumbai Meri Jaan (read the history of Mumbai)

Facts about Mumbai

    Bombay was renamed Mumbai in 1996
    Mumbai has the largest local train network in the world
    Mumbai’s Industrialist Jamshetji Tata was the first Indian to own a car
    Mumbai was actually built by connecting 7 different islands

Important / Useful numbers:

    Police – 100 , Fire brigae – 101
    Toll free numbers in Mumbai
    Foreign Consulates in Mumbai
    List of Schools / International schools in Mumbai
    List of Pincodes in Mumbai

Travel / Tourist

    Places to visit in Mumbai
    Mumbai local train Map
    Mumbai Road Map
    Mumbai pictures
    Cheap flights to Mumbai

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