"India's time zones were established in 1884. However at that time there were two standard time zones, Bombay Time and Calcutta Time. The IST came into effect in 1905. However, Bombay still persisted with its own time zone, 39 minutes behind IST, until 1955"
Ah, Bombay, the USA of India. Glad they came around.
About Me
- cvraman
- ~I'm a proud Arien, to describe myself I'm a strong rushing RAM. ~Any need for this? Good question ~Just to blow my own horn here ~I would like to share most of my travel experience along with other events also here ~Some achievements of mine Highest international border crossing: France - Germany (16 times) ~Coasts visited Bay of Bengal (India), Arabian Sea(India), Mediterranean Sea(France & Spain) , North Sea (Antwerp, Belgium), Adriatic Sea(Venice, Italy), Baltic Sea(Stockholm, Sweden), North Sea(Oslo, Norway) and Atlantic Ocean (Cardif, Wales) ~Countries & Cities visited yet to get in Dubai ~ Like to visit Australia, Egypt, Amazon Jungles, Jaipur, Agra, Meghalaya ~ Countries visited France, Swiss, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Monaco, England, Wales, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Austria, United States of America and Singapore~ catch me @ cvraman(at)gmail(dot)com