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Exhibition 'Bombay Framed' Chronicles Mumbai's 300-Year Transformation

4/4/2026

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Mumbai, a city of 20 million, is shown in a new exhibition, "Bombay Framed," with over 100 images tracing three centuries of change.
Curator Gyan Prakash highlights 19th-century reclamation projects and the Marine Drive construction in the 1920s.
The show contrasts luxury towers and shantytowns and includes portraits of elite and working-class lives.
Prakash notes the 1990s name change from Bombay to Mumbai, underscoring the city’s complex identity.

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Mumbai, a city of 20 million, is shown in a new exhibition, "Bombay Framed," with over 100 images tracing three centuries of change.
Curator Gyan Prakash highlights 19th-century reclamation projects and the Marine Drive construction in the 1920s.
The show contrasts luxury towers and shantytowns and includes portraits of elite and working-class lives.
Prakash notes the 1990s name change from Bombay to Mumbai, underscoring the city’s complex identity.