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Anand Mahindra shared a nostalgic memory about Mumbai's Taj Hotel on Twitter. He shared an old ad from 1903, the year the hotel was just inaugurated.
A room at Mumbai’s Taj Hotel at Rs 6. Did that statement sound a little bizarre to you? While Rs 6 may not be enough for you to even buy a packet of wafers today, in 1903, over 100 years ago, a room at Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace was available for that price. Don’t believe us? Well, we have proof. Anand Mahindra shared an old ad from when Taj Mahal Palace was just inaugurated in 1903 and rooms at the luxurious hotel were available for Rs 6 only. Now, those were the days! So here’s a way to beat inflation. Get into a time machine and go backway back. 6 per night for the Taj, Mumbai? Now those were the days pic.twitter.com/7WYHqKodGx Indeed Superbly Explained. pic.twitter.com/3seXSS8V1I Initially in 1903,it charged Rs 13 for rooms with fans & attached bathrooms & Rs 20 with full board.During World War I hotel was converted into a military hospital with 600 beds.Floor count: 6 floors in The Taj Mahal Palace,20 floors in Taj Mahal Tower@TataCompaniesThen & Now. pic.twitter.com/AJJWaH5Sxf Admirable pic.twitter.com/lYPHtp1E5L Well when Hotel Oberoi Mumbai (Bombay) opened up in 1974 the charges were RS. 75/- a night which is now Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai My great grandfather's salary back then was 9 Rupees. May be the future generations will think of the current prices in the same way The Mahindra Group Chairman shared the ad on Twitter and wrote that the best way to beat inflation is to hop on a time machine and go way back to when rooms at the famous Taj Hotel were available for Rs 6. “So, here’s a way to beat inflation. Get into a time machine and go backway back. 6 per night for the Taj, Mumbai? Now those were the days (sic),” Anand Mahindra wrote sharing an old ad. The post has over 8,000 likes and 768 retweets.More Related News