Between 1965 to 1970, the State Government decided to establish a new town to reduce pressure on Mumbai by exercising powers under the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act (MRTP Act). It accordingly, notified lands situated at 96 villages as a site for New Bombay and commenced acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
MoMA explores an era of sweeping change, when South Asian architects pioneering women, among them redefined the postcolonial era and helped construct new nation states.