MUMBAI City of Dreams -Rutuja Aroskar 1. Old and Recent Mumbai Mumbai is the city of dreams.It is the Entertainment and commercial center of the Entire Country. Mumbai is the capital city of Maharashtra and is also the financial capital of India. Mumbai was formaly called Bombay. 2 .Changes over the years Mumbai was originally a group of Seven Islands, and artifacts found near Kandivali, in northern. Mumbai indicate that these islands had been inhabited Since the stone. Documented evidence of Human habitation dates back to 250 BC, when it was known as Heptanesia. The year 1869 marked the opening of the Suez Canal, which transformed Bombay into one. of the largest seaports on the Arabian Sea. Over the next few years the city grew into a major urban center, this was spurred by major improvements. in infrastructure and the city had many institutional constructions taking place. And finally 1995, the city was renamed Mumbai by the ...