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In 2017, street art transformed one of Mumbai’s oldest fishing docks into an exhibition space. Thirty artists from around the world gave the bustling 142-year-old
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and helped establish the cotton trade. In 1879, Sassoon Docks and other associated foreshore properties were purchased by the government on behalf of Bombay Port Trust. The
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area of Colaba. It is one of largest fish markets in the Mumbai city, it has a wide variety of fishes, including Surmai (Indo-pacific mackerel), pomfret etc. Its neighbouring features are
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to promote the construction of the large Prince's Dock. The
Sassoon factories that produced silk and cotton goods in Bombay, also furnished employment for a large amount of native labor.
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Artwork at
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