The validity of this has been challenged by writer Charles Allen, who wrote that Tata was unlikely to care about such a slight to the extent that he would construct a new hotel.

Instead, Allen writes, the Taj was built at the urging of editor of The Times of India who felt a hotel "worthy of Bombay" was needed and as a "gift to the city he loved" by Tata.

[3] The Taj Mahal Hotel was home to legendary jazz musician Micky Correa, "The Sultan of Swing", from 1936 to 1960.

[7] Known today as The Taj Mahal Tower,[8] it was designed jointly by Daraius Batliwala and Rustom Patell, with the latter having a greater focus later on.

[16] The attack was planned using information compiled by David Headley, a Pakistani-American, who had stayed at the hotel multiple times.

[18] In 2017, the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel acquired an image trademark,[19] the first building in the country to secure intellectual-property-right protection for its architectural design.