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MUMBAI
Mumbai formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India. With an estimated population of thirteen million, it is the most populous city in India and the second most populous city in the world.Along with the neighbouring suburbs of Navi Mumbai and Thane, it forms, at nineteen million, the world's fifth most populous metropolitan area. Mumbai lies on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. Mumbai's port handles over half of India's maritime cargo
Mumbai is the commercial and entertainment centre of India, generating 5% of India's GDP[3] and accounting for 25% of industrial output, 40% of maritime trade, and 70% of capital transactions to India's economy.[4] Mumbai is one of the world's top ten centres of commerce by global financial flow,[5] home to such important financial institutions as the Reserve Bank of India, the Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange of India and the corporate headquarters of many Indian companies and numerous multinational corporations. The city also houses India's Hindi film and television industry, known as Bollywood. Mumbai's business opportunities, as well as its high standard of living, attract migrants from all over India and, in turn, make the city a potpourri of many communities and cultures.
DELHI
Delhi is the second largest metropolis in India, with a population of 17 million and a federally-administered union territory officially known as the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). Founded as the ancient city of Indraprastha in 1400 BC at the height of the Painted Grey Ware culture, archaeological evidence suggest that Delhi has been continuously inhabited since at least 6th century BC.
Located on the banks of the Yamuna River in the Punjab region of northern India, Delhi has been the capital of several Indian empires in medieval period and a major city along the old trade routes between northwest India and the Indo-Gangetic Plains. It is the site of many ancient and medieval monuments, archaeological sites and remains. Delhi became a major political and cultural center during the rise of the Delhi Sultanate from 1206 to 1526. In 1639, Mughal emperor Shahjahan built a new walled city in Delhi which served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1649 to 1857.
After the end of the unsuccessful Sepoy Mutiny in 1857, the British East India Company gained control of much of India during the 18th and 19th centuries and Calcutta became the capital both under Company rule and under the British Raj, until George V announced in 1911 that the capital was to move back to Delhi, and a new city, New Delhi, was to be built. When India gained independence from British rule in 1947, New Delhi was declared its capital and seat of government. As such, New Delhi houses important offices of the federal government, including the Parliament of India.
Owing to the immigration of people from across the country, Delhi has grown to be a cosmopolitan city. Its rapid development and urbanisation, coupled with the relatively high average income of its population, has transformed the city.Today, Delhi is a major cultural, political, technological and commercial center of India. |
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