Mumbai previously known as Bombay should be on the itinerary of any tourist traveling to India. The name Mumbai comes from mumbadevi, patron goddess of the koli fishing folk, the earliest known inhabitants of Mumbai.
Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra is a major metropolitan city of India. The bustling city of Mumbai is the financial, commercial, industrial and celluloid capital of India with the largest and the busiest port handling India's foreign trade, a major International airport and India's largest Stock Exchange.
It is the hub of cinema and film industry-the "Indian Hollywood" is also known as 'Bollywood'. Mumbai is India's international gateway and it is easy to reach Mumbai by air, rail or road.
