After the death of Asoka, Bombay had been taken over by various Hindu rulers until 1343. Mohammedans from Gujarat took the possession in the same year and ruled for nearly two centuries. Then came the Portuguese in1534 and kept the name ‘Bom Baia’. Portuguese built many buildings, churches and forts at Sion, Mahim, Bandra, and […]
Ooty was aptly named as the ‘Queen of Hill Stations’ by India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. This hilly region spans over an area of 36 square kilometer and is seen with numerous tall buildings cluttering on its slopes. Ooty is known by many names of which one is Udagamandalam followed by Whotakaimund, Wootacamund […]