The Taj Mahal Palace hotel resort was commissioned by Jamsetji Tata
and first opened its doors to guests on December 16, 1903. Tata allegedly
decided to build the luxurious hotel after he was refused entry to one of the
city's grand hotels of the time, Watson's Hotel, as it was restricted to
`whites only'. The original Indian architects were Sitaram Khanderao Vaidya
and D. N. Mirza, but the project was completed by an English engineer
W. A. Chambers. The cost of construction was 421 million Rupees. During
the World War I, the hotel was converted into a 600-bed hospital. The side of the hotel seen from the harbor is actually its rear. The front faces
away to the west. There is a widespread misconception that the architects'
building plans were confused by the builder so that he built it facing away from
the harbor. This is not true, as the hotel was deliberately built facing inland rather
than to the harbor. This was probably a deliberate snub to the British king by
Jamsedji Tata due to nationalist feelings. Some people believe that the front of the
hotel had to face inland because the horse carriages, in which guests came to the
hotel, could easily approach the hotel from the city. The carriages were then
taken to Wellington Mews. Five decades ago, the old front was closed off, and
access is since then through the harbour-side entrance. There used to be a Green's Hotel at the Apollo Bunder, which was purchased
by the Taj Mahal Hotel. It was at the Green's Hotel, that a small group of
pro-Indian Goans (largely employees of the Indian state and communists)
assembled and formed the Goan Liberation Council demanding that Portugal
cede Goa to India, in the 1950s. This was done at the instigation of Jawaharlal
Nehru, and funded by the Kamani Group of Companies. In 1973, Green's hotel
was demolished and the present Tower wing was constructed in its place. 
And... November 26, 2008 emerged as the black day in the history of Taj
  And after a gun battle of more than 24 hours, at around 11.35 PM on 27th November,
"All hostages at Taj Hotel in Mumbai have been rescued, but there could be some still
trapped at Trident hotel and Nariman House where operations were on to flush out
terrorists", Maharashtra police chief A N Roy said on Thursday, ruling out any
negotiations with the terrorists." The damage has already happened.. Death toll of more than 125 people with more
than 400 injured, the never sleeping city of India has for sure seen almost 2 days
of sleepless nights. The beauty of Taj is also damaged a lot. Its true it can be bought
back to its original state but what about the lives of those innocent people and the brave
police people who gave their lives for a cause......? ??? |
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