Girangaon was a name of an area now part of central Mumbai, India, which at one time had almost 130 textile mills, with the majority being cotton mills. The mills of Girangaon contributed significantl
India United Mill, Parel – one of the larger mills, and also one of the few to be owned by the government
Cotton green mills, c. 1910 in front of the Taj Mahal Hotel, Colaba
Abandoned machinery at Madhusudan mills, Lower Parel
Scene from a popular 2007 play "Cotton 56 Polyester 84" by Sunil Shanbag about life in Girangaon
Parel is a neighbourhood in the south of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Originally one of the Seven Islands of Bombay, Parel became an industrial center after the unification of the islands of Bombay. Pa
A view of Lower Parel's skyline