Mumbai

Mumbai is India's largest city with a population of 22.8 million. It is also India's most important commercial centre. Mumbai was part of the British Empire until independence in 1947. It was called Bombay.Mumbai is both old and modern, rich and poor. The streets are full of people doing business, selling snacks or clothes, or just living there. Money is everywhere in modern Mumbai. There are lots of banks, modern malls, skyscrapers there. There is also Bollywood. The Bollywood film industry produces more films than Hollywood in Los Angeles. But Sixty percent of the population live without electricity, and sanitation.It is on the west coast. The wet season is from June and September. Between November and February it is a dry season. The city is best at sunrise and sunset. The cheapest and the easiest transport is bus. Trains are dangerous.