Events
Maharashtra was created on
May 1, 1960 with Bombay as
its capital.Shiv Sena, an Indian
regional political party
was founded
(The Rise of Religious
Politics)13 coordinated bomb explosions
257 deaths and 700 injuries
due to Hindu-Muslim riotsThe Indian Institute of
Technology Bombay
was estabalishedGreat Bombay textile
strike:
To obtain bonus and
increase in wagesTorrential July rains and
flooding push the death
toll to nearly 450Google office
in businessBandra-Worli Sea Link
inaugurated.Mumbai monorail
and metro inauguratedIndia's Independencethe Reserve Bank
of India was foundedNational Stock Exchange
of India was founded (NSE)Department of
Atomic Energy was
foundedEmergence of
"Bollywood"Population at 19,422,000Population at 2,857,000Population at 4,060,000Population at 5,811,000Population at 8,658000Population at 12,436,000Population at 16,367,000Population at 21,690,000Event progress
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