Did you know, that the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Colaba is even older than the Gateway of India? Have you ever wondered, why is the Elephanta Caves called so? This World Heritage Day 2024, get ready to explore Mumbai’s heritage like never before. The Colaba area of Mumbai holds a treasure of history with remarkable monuments and structures that narrate the tale of Mumbai’s glorious past. Among them, Mumbai’s Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel stand as majestic landmarks bridging Mumbai’s modern present to its hair-raising history. In this series of Mid-day Xplore, Mid-day`s journalist Katyayani Kapoor explores Gateway of India and Taj Mahal Palace Hotel with the founder of Mumbai Heritage Tours - Pranav Damle who gives a peek into the untold and rare history of South Mumbai`s remarkable heritage honouring the heritage of Mumbai this World Heritage Day.

While photography has been predominantly a men-dominated profession, more and more women are taking on the field and breaking barriers one click at a time. But is it really easy to be a woman photographer in 2023? Meet Salonee Jain, an Indian photographer based in Mumbai who left her cushy job in consulting to follow her passion for photography full-time. As a photographer, Salonee now travels the length and breadth of the country and this World Photography Day 2023, here is a peek into her life as a woman photographer.