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The Taj Mahal restaurant opened in 1937 in West Street, Cambridge Circus, London. Its central location made it a popular eatery. It is not known when the establishment closed.

Advert for the restaurant in Indian Students: A Quarterly Journal of the Federation of the Indian Student Societies in Great Britain and Ireland, 1.1, May–July 1937, L/PJ/12/475, India Office Records, Asian and African Studies Reading Room, British Library, St Pancras

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Inside the Ayahs’ Home, Living London, 1904, Shelfmark: 10349.h.12, Courtesy of British Library Board

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© Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks, 1930s – present

Citation: ‘Taj Mahal Restaurant’, South Asian Britain, https://southasianbritain.org/organizations/taj-mahal-restaurant/. Accessed: 30 August 2025.

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