Tag: work, life and leisure

The company appointed a paid servant called gomastha to supervise weavers, collect supplies, and examine the quality of cloth.

Its population multiplied fourfold in the 70 years between 1810 and 1880, increasing from 1 million to about 4 million.

Bombay became the capital of Bombay Presidency in 1819, after the Maratha defeat in the Anglo-Maratha war.

As established in the history of Bombay, the island was transferred from the Portuguese to the British as part of the dowry for the marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza.

The principle of the Garden City was developed by architect and planner Ebenezer Howard to solve the problem of the growing congestion and pollution of the city of London. The Garden City was a pleasant space full of plants and trees, where people would both work and live.