Thursday 4 December 2008

WELCOME TO BOMBAY- A 40s Leaflet






An Interesting leaflet welcoming visitors to Bombay issued by the Hospitality committee.
I think this immediately post independence. This is because one of the roads on the Bombay Map is named Mahatma Gandhi Road. All the rest including the bit on Indian money seems to be of the Raj era.
Some fantasic snippets
Avoid fraternising with low class people :) Does that mean the natives....?
Also "Do not give alms to beggars some of them are diseased"
Also the prices of Taxis, Gharries (Horse carts?), apples , tea and clothes ....
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