Bombay 100 Years Ago

The only police court used to be in Fort, just off Bora Bazar Street. The court also lent its name...

Esplanade Road, now renamed Mahatma Gandhi Road, like most parts of South Bombay, is lined with heritage structures. Elphinstone College...

Carnac road was named after Sir. James Rivett Carnac, Governor of Bombay (1839-1841). This is a view of Carnac Road...

Bombay Green was the spacious open sward near the Bombay Fort and with the Town Hall and other important buildings...

The facade of the National Gallery of Sir Cowasji Jehangir Public Hall is the only part that remains of what...

The name Walkeshwar is derived from the Sanskrit word for an idol made of sand, ‘Valuka Iswar’, an avatar of...

Colaba gets its name from ?Kolabhat?, a word in the language of the Kolis, the indigenous inhabitants of the islands....

Colaba gets its name from ‘Kolabhat’, a word in the Koli language. Kolis were the indigenous inhabitants of the islands....

Ticca Garis were horse-drawn Victoria carriages (named after the British monarch) and were the only mode of transport to come...

Ticca Garis were horse-drawn Victoria carriages (named after the British monarch) and were the only mode of transport to come...

The Times of India building, a Grade II A heritage building, is among the finest examples of Indo Saracenic architecture...

Making its presence felt among the other impressive structures on Esplanade Road (now Mahatma Gandhi Road) is the erstwhile National...