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Chapter 3: The Birth of the Mills in Bombay

Soon, there was more cheap cotton in the Bombay port than the British Mills could consume - and thus started the Bombay Spinning Mills by Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar[6] , a Parsi supplier to the British East India Company, in the year 1854.

The Bombay mills were very profitable and thus they grew in numbers.

By 1870, there were 13 cotton mills operating in Bombay. At the time of Indian independence, there were about 60.

Chapter 2 - A railway to move things faster

The import of Indian cotton from Bombay, gave birth to the Industrial revolution in Britain. Within half a decade, India turned into a net importer of British cloth.

The demand for the cotton was so high, the British needed an efficient way to transport the cotton balls from the hinterlands to the ports of Bombay, faster - The solution - India’s first railway line and subsequently, the great Indian Peninsular Railway

The Birth of Bombay - A Cotton Export Hub.

CHAPTER 1

The British shifted the business to the 7 islands of Western Ghats from Kolkata, which had been acquired as part of dowry from the Portuguese.
The islands had a nice, naturally deep harbour and also had Cotton growing areas nearby - it was cheaper and efficient - just perfect for making a quicker pound.

The British went on to build a fort in the area and their accents soon turned the name of the islands from Bom Baim (meaning nice bay) to Bombay.
What you see above is Apollo Bunder of Colaba Island, the site, where the Gateway of India was constructed on the right, and the iconic Taj Mahal hotel on the left.

Will continue other chapter in next part........