India Banking Heritage and Trade Commerce Tour 2026: RBI Museum Mumbai, BSE, Marwari, Chettiar Banking History Complete Guide
Browse more guides: India travel | Asia destinations India Banking Heritage and Trade Commerce Tour 2026: RBI Museum Mumbai, BSE, Marwari, Chettiar Banking History Complete Guide When I first walked into the Reserve Bank of India Museum at Worli in 2024, I thought I was visiting a numismatics gallery. Two hours later I understood why the rupee looks the way it does and why Mumbai became India's money capital. India's banking and trade heritage is finally being preserved in museums, walking tours, and restored merchant havelis. This guide is the result of three trips across Mumbai, Calcutta, Shekhawati, and Chettinad plus calls to four heritage operators. TL;DR India's financial heritage trail covers four centuries, from the Bank of Calcutta founded in 1806 to the Reserve Bank of India of 1935 to the Bombay Stock Exchange of 1875. Five top sites: the RBI Museum Mumbai (free, Saturday only), the BSE Heritage Walk on Dalal Street (200 INR, Saturday, book on bseindia.com)...