Gateway of India

The Gateway of India is synonymous with Mumbai. It was built as a triumphal arch to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Mumbai (then, Bombay). It was designed by the British architect, George Wittet. In the past Gateway of India used to be the arrival point for visitors from the west. Ironically, when the Raj ended in 1947, this colonial symbol also became a sort of epitaph: the last of the British ships that set sail for England left from the Gateway.

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All ears

 A coppersmith barbet is all ears on the banyan tree outside my window.

Summer

The skies pale in the summer heat of Mumbai.

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Beware

Beware of mobile snatching. The sign at Bandra Kurla Complex. Behind that is a sign of 'Men at work'

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Financial blues

The National Stock Exchange building in the Bandra Kurla Complex.

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Blossoms

 Mauve blossoms in the Bandra Kurla Complex. 

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Street scene

A panel on the wall painted by Mario Miranda depicting a street scene in Mumbai, in Cafe Mondegar, Colaba.

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