Located on the west coast of India, the group of islands which has grown into the city of Mumbai (Bombay). Mumbai is the commercial capital of India and the capital of the state of Maharashtra, India. Mumbai is the city that never sleeps. Mumbai is highly cosmopolitan and progressive city.

Mumbai also houses several prominent academic and reasearch institutes like Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC),Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Bombay University, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT B), SNDT Women's University, The Asiatic Society are a few to name

Mumbai has a long history of glory. Heritage sites like the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market (Crawford Market), Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus), Jehangir Art Gallery, Prince of Wales Museum, Gateway of India, etc provide ample testimony to that. Several other tourist spots like the Queen’s Necklace at Marine Drive, Hanging Garden, Juhu Beach, Mahalaxmi Temple, Haji Ali Shrine, Siddhivinayak Temple, etc. make Mumbai a very interesting tourist spot.