mohandas' mumbai.

University of Mumbai.

Mumbai, or Bombay as the British once called it, is the financial and cultural hub of India. The capital of the state of Maharashtra, it is also the birthplace of  Bollywood's film industry, where many young and ambitious actors go, hoping to seek out their path to stardom. In fact, it is very reminiscent of L.A, with palm tree-lined beaches and imposing skyline across the metropolitan city.

But the Mumbai I saw wasn't laid out with sun-tanned bodies and movie stars. Instead, what stood out for me were the decaying marks left by the British during their colonial reign, and a country regaining back its identity.  

Born Mohandas Ghandi, it was the people
that gave him the honorary title of
Mahatma, meaning "Great Soul".

I would like to see India free and strong so that she may offer herself as a willing and pure sacrifice for the betterment of the world. The individual, being pure, sacrifices himself for the family, the latter for the village, the village for the district, the district for the province, the province for the nation, the nation for all...

- Mahatma Ghandi 

The Hindustan Ambassador,
a regular taxi in Mumbai.