Talk:Mumbai

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1 Where is the timeline? 2 List of Mumbai stations 3 Bombay or Mumbai 4 Visited by thousands??? 5 Inundated 6 Tone

Where is the timeline?

What happened to the timeline of Mumbai history? --Just my 2 cents -- Hemanshu 20:16, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Its linked in the history section under the see also.  =Nichalp (talk • contribs)= 04:59, May 10, 2005 (UTC)

List of Mumbai stations

A list of all the stations in Mumbai seems necessary to be given in the box of Mumbai related topics, at the end of the article. eg Borivali, Andheri, Dadar, Churchgate, Chembur etc... In fact much of Mumbai is known to people through these names.

There are no links at all to many stations in Mumbai in this article on Mumbai. That seems to be a very major omission. Water Fish 23:16, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

We can't have all the stuff on this page; but please read the text in detail before mentioning "major: omissions on the page:

1. Under Culture: Many residents prefer to stay close to major railway stations for easy access to their workplaces as a significant amount of time is spent on daily commuting
2. under transport: Template:See also

We can't have the list of all railway stations; it would be detailed while what is required here is an overview.  =Nichalp (Talk)= 19:50, Jun 7, 2005 (UTC)

Bombay or Mumbai

The article currently says that it was formerly known as Bombay, but I thought Bombay was still the English Language name for this City. Isn't this just like Wien and Vienna? User:DavidFarmbrough 09 Jun 05

The name was officially changed (in English too) and is recognised universally.  =Nichalp (Talk)= 11:59, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)

An official change would suggest a change made by the Indian Government, Does their jurisdiction extend to changing the name used by the inhabitants of other countries? BTW I am assuming that the original Bombay was an Anglicisation of something that would now be transliterated as Mumbai, but please tell me if this is wrong.User:DavidFarmbrough 10 Jun 05

No, its not transliterated. Ref to the =history= section: the city was known as Bom Bahia by the Portuguese; then Anglicised to Bombay. Bombay was changed by the right-wing Shiv Sena party, who claimed that it was known by the name "Mumbai" before British times. (edit:My personal viewpoint: Unfortunately I can't find any proof that their stance was ever correct; they have also renamed a lot of city institutions. Thank goodness they are out of power!). Interestingly, till 1996, the name in some Indian languages were: Bambai --> the Hindi transliteration, Bomain --> Konkani and Mumbai --> the Marathi transliteration.

The name is widely used outside India. I've seen it on the BBC & CNN weather and news. Foreign embassies too have adopted the new name.  =Nichalp (Talk)= 09:23, Jun 10, 2005 (UTC)

In Portuguese wouldn't it be "Boa Bahia" instead of "Bom Bahia", using the proper feminin article? I find it hard to believe that it would change gender over the years.

No, I'm aware there is a gender difference, but I've clarified it with User:PedroPVZ.  =Nichalp (Talk)= 04:26, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)

Question here, does Mumbai rhyme with Bombay, or with 'goodbye'?

Goodbye would be closer.  =Nichalp (Talk)= 05:07, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)

Visited by thousands???

The caption on the first picture says, "The Gateway of India is the city's most recognisable landmark, visited by thousands annually." Thousands annually? That's what, 5 or 6 people a day? Surely that's supposed to be "millions annually"? --RoySmith 18:39, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Its difficult to pinpoint the exact figures as it is freely open to all. Millions could be correct, but if 900,000 people visit yearly, then the average is around 3,000 per day. The daily average goes up further considering that July and August sees heavy rains in the city, and therefore less visitors during that time.  =Nichalp (Talk)= 18:53, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)

OK, then how about "thousands daily"? --RoySmith 19:34, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Better; changed it.  =Nichalp (Talk)= 19:38, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)

Inundated

Better word needed. Rich Farmbrough 22:45, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Rightly so. I can't get the apt word. I'm thinking on the lines of "fjord". Any better suggestions?  =Nichalp (Talk)= 05:49, Jun 10, 2005 (UTC)

Fixed --> indented  =Nichalp (Talk)= 11:08, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)

Tone

Mumbai synergises western and Indian celebrations and festivals which are celebrated by all irrespective of religion.

The tone here seems inappropriate for an encyclopedia article. "Synergises"? I also doubt that everyone in Mumbai celebrates all of the holidays listed in the subarticle. Can anyone write a more accurate and appropriate replacement? I'm not familiar with the city. -- Beland 13:42, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I've toned it down a bit. =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:54, Jun 21, 2005 (UTC)