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A Mumbai tea boy explains, question by question, how he knows every answer.

Visit Mumbai, India's financial capital and entertainment hub. Explore the Gateway of India (iconic 26-meter basalt arch built to commemorate King George V's 1911 visit), see the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (UNESCO-listed Victorian Gothic railway station with intricate carvings), wander through Colaba Causeway (bustling street market for antiques and souvenirs), and sample street food like vada pav (spicy potato fritter in a bun) at Chowpatty Beach.

Saleem Rushdie, born at the stroke of Indian independence, and a thousand children like him; the Booker of Bookers.

An escaped Australian convict in Bombay's slums, mafia and Afghanistan; 900 pages of backpacker legend.

A Mumbai policeman and a gangster's prophecy of the city's end; India's first Netflix original.

Cruise on the outside of the Burj Khalifa, and the sandstorm chase.

Chinese fishing nets, a Portuguese church, a Jewish quarter and Kathakali dance in the port of Kerala.

Pepper, cardamom and ginger warehouses on the backwater that made Kerala worth fighting over.