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View over South Mumbai from the World Trade Centre showing in the foreground the slum housing of a koliwada - a fishing village, with their boats in Back Bay. The Koli, fishermen, are the original inhabitants of the seven islands that became Mumbai, and their poor way of life contrasts starkly with the surrounding city, which includes some of India's most expensive real estate, and luxury hotels. The metal curved structure of the Taj Wellington Mews of luxury serviced apartments is at centre behind, and at right the tower wing of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel owned by the same group.