Mumbai Math Ch6: Old Bandra & Carter Road
Mumbai Math - Chapter 6 Old Bandra & Carter Road: The Geometry of a Coastline A Mathivation Research Lab Initiative Opening Question What happens when a city does not try to straighten the coastline - but learns to walk with its curves? Walk along Carter Road and you encounter an extraordinary Mumbai equation. Fishermen and joggers. Children and grandparents. Students and celebrities. Morning walkers and evening dreamers. Rock, mangrove, road and Arabian Sea. Different lives. One coastline. Formerly known as the Carter Road Promenade , the 1.25-km waterfront is now officially Sangeet Samrat Naushad Ali Marg , named in honour of composer Naushad Ali. The promenade opened to the public in January 2002 and was redeveloped in 2008. But perhaps its most interesting feature isn't its name. It is its shape . And that brings us to Mumbai Math. Before the Promenade: Old Bandra by the Sea Before Carter Road became a popular evening destination, this part of Bandra was d...