the city of bombay is located in india.
the city of bombay is located in india.
in which country is the city of bombay?
india
the university of bombay was the first modern institution of higher education to be established in india in 1857. the commercial bank, the chartered mercantile, the agra and united service, the chartered and the central bank of western india were established in bombay attracting a considerable industrial population. the outbreak of the american civil war in 1861 increased the demand for cotton in the west, and led to an enormous increase in cotton-trade. the victoria gardens was opened to the public in 1862. the bombay shipping and iron shipping companies were started in 1863 to make bombay merchants independent of the english. the bombay coast and river steam navigation company was established in 1866 for the maintenance of steam ferries between bombay and the nearby islands; while the opening of the suez canal in 1869 revolutionized the marine trade of bombay. the bombay municipal corporation was established in 1872, providing a modern framework of governance for the rapidly growing city. the bombay port trust was promulgated in 1870 for the development and administration of the port. tramway communication was instituted in 1873. the bombay electric supply and transport (best), originally set up as a tramway company: "bombay tramway company limited", was established in 1873. violent parsi-muslim riots again broke out in february 1874, which were caused by an article on prophet muhammad published by a parsi resident. the bombay gymkhana was formed in 1875. the bombay stock exchange, the oldest stock exchange in asia, was established in 1875. electricity arrived in bombay in 1882 and crawford market was the first establishment to be lit up by electricity. the bombay natural history society was founded in 1883. bombay time, one of the two official time zones in british india, was established in 1884 during the international meridian conference held at washington, d.c in the united states. bombay time was set at 4 hours and 51 minutes ahead of greenwich mean time (gmt) using the 75th east meridian. the princess dock was built in 1885 as part of a scheme for improving the whole foreshore of the bombay harbour. the first institute in asia to provide veterinary education, the bombay veterinary college, was established in parel in bombay in the year 1886.
history of mumbai
1947 silver medal, bombay art society, bombay. 1947 bronze medal, bombay art society, bombay. 1947 awarded the late rao bahadur s.v. rajadhyaksha memorial prize, bombay art society, bombay. 1951 silver medal, bombay art society, bombay. 1952 awarded sheth vullabhdas cursondas nath's prize, bombay art society, bombay. 1953 highly commended, annual exhb., bombay art society, bombay. 1953 awarded the late shri kavasji jalbhoy stt memorial, bombay art society, bombay. 1954 awarded the bombay fine art offset and litho works prize, bombay art society, bombay. 1956 gold medal, bombay art society, bombay. 1962 awarded as one among the ten best exhibits of the year, lalit kala akademi, new delhi.
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