 After independence from British rule, the desire to domesticate a Marathi social and linguistic Bombay to a cosmopolitan framework was strongly expressed in the 1950s.Bombay, one of the earliest cities in India to be industrialized, emerged as the centre of strong organized labour movement in India, which inspired labour movements across India.The seven islands that came to constitute Bombay were home to communities of the Marathi Speaking Kolis and Aagris for Decades.