Mumbai Heritage: Ghodbunder fort - The 16th century marvel
Apart from the rich history that is attached to the formation of India and its legend, Mumbai has a unique chapter and can make historians mind heavy. Mumbai's culture act as pure palimpsest and is a complete meal for anyone suffering from deficiency in history lessons. The numerous forts scattered around the city are a testimony for the same. It comes as surprise to many that there were in total 11 forts in the city. Sitting on the urban fringe of Thane city and on a hill just south of Ulhas river and overlooking the natural creek on its west side, Ghodbunder fort is one of the fort and Mumbai's 16th century marvelous piece of architecture. The humble Ghodbunder road, the state highway that connects Thane with the northern suburbs of Mumbai today once acted as a bridge between different cultures. Significance of this place was such that it is said to have played crucial role in Indo- Arab trade which Portuguese later used it to monopolise sea routes in the Arabian Sea. There w...