Dalal Street (Hindi: दलाल - Dalāl means a broker or dealer) in downtown Mumbai, India is the location of the Bombay Stock Exchange (in the Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers at the intersection of Dalal Street, Bombay Samachar Marg and Hammam Street) and many related financial firms and institutions. Similar to Wall Street in New York City, its name is often used as a metonym for the Indian financial establishment in general. Hindi (हिन्दी hindÄ«) an Indo-European language spoken mainly in North, Central, and Western India, is the National language of India. ... Mumbai (Hindi / Marathi: मुंबई) (pronounced in Marathi, and in English), formerly known as Bombay is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India, with a estimated population of about 18 million (2005). ... The Bombay Stock Exchange Another view The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), located in Dalal Street, Mumbai, and established in 1875, is the oldest stock exchange in Asia. ... The Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers houses the Bombay Stock Exchange since 1980 The Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers is a 28 storey building in downtown Mumbai, at the intersection of Dalal Street, Bombay Samachar Marg and Hammam Street. ... The Bombay Samachar is the oldest newspaper in India. ... For other uses, see Wall Street (disambiguation). ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... In rhetoric and cognitive linguistics, metonymy (in Greek meta = after/later and onoma = name) is the use of a single characteristic to identify a more complex entity. ...