Role of Mumbai in Freedom Movement

Mumbai saw participation of many brave women in India’s freedom struggle
Madam Cama, a Parsi from Mumbai, inspired the nation to have a flag of its own by hoisting the first flag for India.
Perin Captain and her two sisters, who were grand-daughters of Dadabhai Naoroji, sold Khadi door to door in Mumbai as an effort to popularise Khadi
Even before Indira Gandhi’s Vanar Sena, Ushaben Mehta had started Manjar Sena (Cat Army) in Mumbai.
This army was entrusted with mocking and teasing the police and the armed forces
Important Political Organization: Bombay Presidency Association
Bombay Presidency Association was established by Phirozshah Mehta, K.T Telang and Badruddin Tyabji in 1885.
The reactionary policies of Lytton and the Ilbert Bill controversy led to the formation of The Bombay Presidency Association.
The Association championed Indian interests and hosted the first meeting of the Indian National Congress in Bombay at the end of 1885.
Mumbai was the epicentre of India's freedom struggle and South Mumbai was used as a location to hold demonstrations against British policies