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S3E2: The Fort and the Maidan | Bombay Born 2

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The journey took an hour and 15 minutes and history was made. How did the company acquire lands from the railways? Let me tell you one of those stories. The controversy arose over the estate of Bamanji Harimusji. He demanded a compensation of 2,537 rupees per annum for the destruction of his salt pans where railway lines passed through his estate at Curla. As per the government's order, Bamanji eventually received a compensation of only 12,000 in 1851.

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