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The literacy rate in Greater Mumbai is high compared to other Indian metropolises; about four-fifths of the population was literate in 1991. The University of Mumbai (founded in 1857) has two campuses, one in the old Fort area and a new campus, established in the 1970s, north of Mahim Creek in Vidya Nagari. There are several other colleges, including medical colleges, located in Mumbai. Hospitals specializing in cancer treatment receive patients from all over India. Haffkine Institute in Parel specializes in vaccine research. The Prince of Wales Museum is also located in Mumbai and contains valuable art, archaeology, and natural history sections. Mumbai is the birthplace of orchestra conductor Zubin Mehta and English writer and Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling. It is also the center of movie production in India and aptly nicknamed the “Hollywood of India,” or “Bollywood.”
