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Why Are We Calling It Mumbai? India's financial capital used to be called Bombay. Now it's Mumbai. We get an explanation of the reasons behind the name change -- which not all media organizations have adopted -- from Andy Bowers of the online magazine Slate.

Why Are We Calling It Mumbai?

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India's financial capital used to be called Bombay. Now it's Mumbai. We get an explanation of the reasons behind the name change -- which not all media organizations have adopted -- from Andy Bowers of the online magazine Slate.