MUMBAI: Twenty years after Bombay was officially renamed Mumbai, Hindu nationalist politicians in India are stepping up efforts to rid the city of the remnants of its British moniker.
The far-right Shiv Sena party made international headlines in 1995 when it forced the change, but many residents continue to use the old colonial name out of politics or habit.
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