Saturday, June 21, 2025

Sipra Roy. [ RepApril-22,2021]. EXCERPT from "TRIP. TO MUMBAI"............. as Student of CBMS

 







  Trip to Mumbai

The University of Columbia landed in Mumbai with its 25  students .Mumbai is the financial and commercial capital of India. From being an ancient city of fishing community consisted  of  cluster of seven islands , it became south Asia's largest city . It is seventh  among the top ten cities of billionairs  and ranked as an  "Alfa World City".

   Entrance of Mumbai  harbor  is marked by  the 'Gateway of India . It is  most chaotic and crowded city. For several decades it has become main financial services for infrastructure development and private investment.  Until 1970s  Mumbai owed its prosperity largely to textile mills and sea-port .Mumbai has witnessed economic boomsince the liberalisation  trade Act of 1991, the financial boom came with  outsourcing , services and export  since  2000 . 

Along with blue-collar skilled engineers ,the city has  large unskilled , semi-skilled  population who earn livelihood as hawkers, mechanics  , masons and construction workers , auto and taxi -drivers, and large  recycling industry located in"Dhrabi"( which is known as the largest slum of Asia),  is increasing . They played a key role in the emerging economy  of this country .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The city has an estimated 15, 000   single-room factories. Thousands of migrants from all over the country  thronged   here for  better  income and livelihood  All financial regulator sectors such as SEBI, NSE, RBI and BSE  are based in Mumbai. Mumbai is the hub of Bollywood Film Industry.Being the financial, commercial and entertainment capital of India, Mumbai alone contributes  more than 5%of. the total GDP  of industrial output.


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