Idolobha elikhulu laseNdiya liyajabulisa, linesiphithiphithi futhi liyakhungathekisa. I-Mumbai yilapho kwakhiwa khona ikusasa lezwe, futhi imibhoshongo ekhazimulayo kanye nentsha yesigaba esiphakathi kuhlangene nemijondolo egcwele nobumpofu obugxilile. Ukuhlala lapha akusho ukusinda kuphela, kodwa ukufunda ukwazisa isiphithiphithi sansuku zonke, ithrafikhi ebabazekayo kanye nezimvula zesizini, kuyilapho ujabulela ukuphila edolobheni elinabantu abaningi ezwekazini elincane.
Laziwa ngani?
I-Mumbai, idolobha lesine ngobukhulu emhlabeni, iyikhaya labantu abayizigidi ezingu-20 nabalandeli ngaphandle kolwandle lwase-Arabian Sea njenge-megalopolis ekhula njalo. Idolobha liheha abasebenzi abavela kulo lonke elaseNdiya nasezizweni emhlabeni jikelele, futhi ukuphakama kwalo okuhamba phambili okuhambayo kuyisitatimende sezifiso zalo zomhlaba.
"I-Mumbai ingelinye lamadolobha anengqondo ekhululekile eNdiya," kusho uMaithili Ahluwalia, umnikazi we-Bungalow Eight, isitolo somqondo esibonisa imiklamo yangaphakathi ephefumulelwe yaseNdiya kanye nemfashini. "[Yidolobha] elihlanganisa wonke amazinga."
I-Mumbai iyikhaya lezikhungo zezezimali ezinkulu njenge-Bombay Stock Exchange kanye ne-Reserve Bank of India, kanye ne-Bollywood, imboni yama-movie ekhiqiza amafilimu nomculo wesi-Hindi alinganiselwa ku-1,000 ngonyaka e-Film City, inkimbinkimbi yezitudiyo, izikhala ezingemuva. kanye nezindawo. Izihlabani zama-movie ze-Bollywood, ezifana no-Aishwarya Rai kanye no-Shah Rukh Khan, seziyaziwa ngokwandayo ngaphandle kwase-India, futhi abaningi bangabonakala bedla ezindaweni zokudlela ezihamba phambili zedolobha futhi bekhanyisa okhaphethi ababomvu kuma-premiere.
Ama-Mumbaikars ayo yonke imivimbo adla kahle kakhulu, kusukela ku- i-panipuri (ama-snacks athosiwe) athengiswa kuwo ama-gullies (imizila egcwele izindawo zokudayisa) eya endaweni yokudlela esezingeni lomhlaba ezindaweni zokudlela ezinezinkanyezi ezinhlanu. Dabba wallah (amadoda adilivayo) agcwala imigwaqo ngesikhathi sokudla kwasemini, eletha ama-tiffin (izitsha zokudla zensimbi) agcwele ukudla okuphekwe ekhaya kubasebenzi basedolobheni.
Umlando waleli dolobha wamakoloni waseBrithani ungabonakala eChhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (eyayiyi-Victoria Terminus Station), isiteshi sesitimela saseGothic Victorian, kanye nezakhiwo ze-Art Deco ezihambisana ne-Marine Drive kanye ne-Gateway of India, itshe lesikhumbuzo elihlala eduze. itheku, elakhiwa ngesikhathi seBritish Raj (inkathi yokubusa kwamaNgisi phakathi kuka-1858 no-1947), lapho ama-viceroy ayezokwehla khona ngemva kohambo lwawo olude.
Ufuna ukuhlala kuphi?
I-Mumbai inezifunda ezidumile enyakatho naseningizimu yedolobha. IMalabar Hill eningizimu iyisifunda esikhethekile esinokubukwa kweMarine Drive kanye neChowpatty Beach. Enyakatho nje ye-Malabar Hill, izindawo zeBreach Candy ngasolwandle kanye no-Carmichael Road e-Cumballa Hill, indawo eyigugu egcwele ama-bungalows aphansi kanye nokwakheka kwezwe okuluhlaza, zombili zidume kakhulu. Ngakolunye uhlangothi lwe-Marine Drive, i-Colaba ilele endaweni eseningizimu yedolobha futhi inezakhiwo eziningi ze-Art Deco kanye ne-Indo-Sarsenic. "Ubuhle obufiphele bukaColaba bubonakala njengesisekelo samalungelo kanye nezithende zaseMumbai," kuchaza u-Ahluwalia.
Enyakatho yedolobha, i-Bandra ibizwa ngokuthi “indlovukazi yezindawo ezingaphansi komhlaba”, ikhaya lezihlabani ze-Bollywood, izimakethe ezihamba phambili, izindawo zokudlela namakhefi, kanye ne-American School of Bombay. "Eshumini leminyaka elidlule isiphenduke isizinda sabadali nama-hipsters futhi ithathwa njengeWilliamsburg [Brooklyn] yaseMumbai," kusho u-Ahluwalia.
Intuthuko entsha iyenzeka ezindaweni ezingomakhelwane ezindala, okuhlanganisa neTardeo eningizimu yedolobha, lapho kusanda kwakhiwa khona imibhoshongo emibili yokuhlala enezitezi ezingama-60 ebizwa ngokuthi i-The Imperial.
Uhambo lwaseceleni
Ama-Mumbaicers amaningi nosaziwayo abafuna ukuphumula kusukela ejubaneni ledolobha elididayo baya emagqumeni aluhlaza e-Alibag. Okuvame ukubizwa ngokuthi "ama-Hamptons ase-Mumbai" yesixuku esinezithende ezinhle esenza lokhu kube indawo yaso ebhishi, idolobhana elingasogwini namadolobhana aseduze namabhishi athatha uhambo lwesikebhe oluyisigamu sehora ukunqamula itheku ukusuka e-Gateway of India. Izindawo zokungcebeleka ezikhululekile ezingaphambi kolwandle ze-Goa, isifunda esincane kunazo zonke e-India kodwa esicebe kakhulu, ziyimizuzu engu-45 nje yokuhamba ngendiza ukuya eningizimu.
Isikhumulo sezindiza esikhulu, i-Chhatrapati Shivaji International, sisenyakatho yedolobha futhi sinezindiza eziya ezindaweni eziningi zasekhaya nezamazwe ngamazwe. ILondon iwuhambo lwendiza lwamahora ayisishiyagalombili nesigamu kanti i-Dubai ingaphansi nje kwamahora amathathu.
Ulwazi oluwusizo
Imakethe yezindlu ibone ukwehla kwakamuva, futhi ukuthengiswa kwezindlu kwehle ngo-28% ngo-2011, okudalwe ukukhuphuka kwakho kokubili amanani enzalo kanye namanani ngenxa yokuhlinzekwa okulinganiselwe. Kodwa-ke, ngo-2012 kube nokwanda kwamaphrojekthi okwakha amasha futhi abadayisi bezindlu bathemba ukuthi lokhu kuzoholela ekuthengisweni okuhambisanayo.
Amanani e-bungalow kanokusho esifundeni samagugu njengo-Carmichael Road asukela ku-40,000 kuya ku-90,000 rupees sqft ngayinye. I-bungalow eyodwa enjalo yathengiswa ngo-2010 ngama-rupees ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu, kanti ifulethi elinamagumbi amabili okulala libiza cishe izigidi eziyi-3 zama-rupees. Irenti ejwayelekile yefulethi elinamagumbi amabili okulala e-Bandra ingama-rupee angama-100 ngenyanga noma ama-rupee ayi-75,000 emibhedeni emithathu. Ukuqashwa kwezindlu cishe kuyintengo efanayo.
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