Introduction

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Mumbai, the financial capital of india, is a modern metropolis as well as a living museum of the British era in India. It was originally a cluster of seven islands namely, Colaba, Fort, Byculla, Parel, Worli, Matunga and Mahim, which have been linked through successive reclamations. In 1534, the seven islands were cede to Portugal by the Sultan of Gujarat in the Treaty of Bassein. The Major island of the group Mumbadevi, was passed on to the Britishers in 1661, as part of the dowry when Catherine of Braganza married England’s Charles II. In 1665, the British occupied all the seven islands and leased them to East India Company. Today, the Vibrant metropolis presents a true cosmopolitan outlook.