Bombay/North Central
From World travel guide
Comprising the neighbourhoods of Dharavi, Matunga, Vadala, Sion and Mahim, the northern boundary of this district is where the city ends and the suburbs start. But this distinction has been steadily blurring since 1945 when the city and suburbs were merged into an entity called Greater Bombay(The official preferred term is Brihanmumbai, which means the same thing.) The only remnant of this distinction is the fact that autorickshaws cannot enter the "city" limits.
This is a solidly middle-class district, which developed due to immigration after independence (in 1947). The Sindhis and Punjabis were refugees from the partition. They settled in Sion and parts of Matunga. Another prominent community to settle here were the South Indians, especially Tamils. They settled in Matunga and Vadala areas. The poorer migrants from Tamilnadu settled in Dharavi, which was essentially a drained out swamp. So Dharavi turned into Asia's largest slum.
The district is not much of a tourist haunt, but if you want a slice of Madras in the city, you could visit Matunga.
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- Secondhand books on the streets of King's circle, Matunga. Dirt cheap prices, but many of them are pirated and the quality of paper is not very good.
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