The disappearance of Balconies in Mumbai Mumbai - the densest city in India is becoming more and more lonely. But how? While there are a multitude of factors, one reason falls in my area of study—the increasingly vertical nature of Mumbai’s residential apartments and the parallel decline of balconies. Studies have highlighted the ill-effects of living in high-rise apartments, and how balconies are one of the ways those ill-effects can be mitigated. The balcony—the thing that blurs the boundaries between private and public—is the most accessible way inhabitants can connect with their neighbourhood. But with... 5 18 replies
Some early pics of the upcoming Coldplay concert in Mumbai Some early pics of the upcoming Coldplay concert in Mumbai 1 1 replies
How much do you spend daily? Well, I want to know how much people around my age 22M around ar spending monthly. My father thinks I am spending a lot as he gives me money but in fact I only spend it on essential spends like health and basic clothing and all. I want to prove him that I might be spending the less amoung my peers. So please guys asap do let me know. Thank You 2 20 replies
Need help finding out the phone number of a person i accidentally gpayed money too Today I was sending a certain amt to my dad, his name is rakesh... And i accidentally sent it to another person by the name of rakesh... I had previously sent him some money on the first of Jan as I was using porter and he was the delivery guy... I have his vehicle number so I tried searching for his phone number so that I could call him up and hopefully get things sorted... But I cannot find his number through the vehicle no. I have msged him... 1 3 replies
Just read a news about Airport coming up in Palghar It was in today's economic times where a sea-port and airport are coming up in palghar district. Are you optimistic about this news and what are your opinions? 3 13 replies
How did I miss this Mumbai Gem for so long!!!??? Last week got a chance to explore **Chalo bus Mumbai.** Service - 5\* App - 4\* Driver - 5\* Comfort - 5\* Timeliness - 4\* Although in one ride my bus was late and their customer care is not that good but overall I would rate the service as 8 or 9 out of 10. https://preview.redd.it/fqf3avxpxhde1.png?width=1054&format=png&auto=webp&s=a38e7a3fcccd2f3f9805fc785095cba8e28335ce 5 12 replies
Fraud alert- Mumbai coldplay tix scam This happened w a friend of mine and im copy pasting what he sent I’m sharing this to raise awareness about a shocking incident my friends and I have faced. A man named Harsh Agarwal, a resident of Mira Bhayandar, has scammed over ₹17 lakhs from more than 10 people (just the ones we know of) under the pretext of selling tickets for the Coldplay Mumbai concert. What Happened: 1️⃣ We found Harsh on Instagram, where he seemed like a genuine ticket seller, offering tickets at reasonable prices compared... 4 20 replies
Friend was recorded taking a shower! Abhijeet das is the persons name. Hello friends, need a little help, Me and my friend traveled to matheran 2 years back and we stayed at a place called alexander heritage and rainforest. We had found the place on Instagram we decided to go for it. We had booked a camping tent, might be off season so there weren't many people there, just me and my friend and 1 more group. Since we had taken a camp we had requested the staff for hot water, one of the staff members offered us a washroom in... 3 20 replies
Mumbai Social Club - Weekly Discussion Thread - Meetups/Q&A/Relationships/Life Hey, how is it going? Want to share your success? Need to vent? Looking for a date or a friend or a group of friends for some activity? Found a new restaurant? Or just want to talk about the rising prices of vadapav? This weekly discussion thread is posted every Friday morning at 9 am Rules: No politics. Be civil. Any separate threads regarding looking for friends / meetups / hangouts will be removed. \----------------- [*Previous Threads*](https://www.reddit.com/r/mumbai/search/?q=%22Mumbai%20Social%20Club%22&restrict_sr=1&sr_nsfw=&sort=new) 5 7 replies
Has anyone found a solution to combat against the Mosquito invation at home? Its downright become a Warfare. I live in an area where it has gotten so bad, we have tried and tested every damn product available in the market to combat the on slought of Mosquitos. We keep all windows closed after 6, we have covered all windows and still by 10-11, we get a million Mosquitos that we have to play badminton with before going to bed in our mosquito nets. Has anyone found any concret product or solution that works for them? We have a 1bkh flat we need to protect. Pls help!!... 4 14 replies
People killing or trying to kill rich people I grew up in the underbelly of criminal gangs in the 80's where movie producers would get shot and killed, people would get stabbed on railway bridges, thrown out of trains. The same shit is playing out now. Thinking of Maharashtra as a whole, crime is increasing be it Kolhapur or Beed. Koyta gangs running their operations in tier-2 cities too. No wonder the former CM of Maharashtra rejected government security and hired private bodyguards. Whatever boon the the economic liberalisation of the 90's got us is being eliminated... 5 20 replies
If you have a budget of 5k what are you buying for yourself to make your life a little better better in Mumbai? If you have a budget of 5k what are you buying for yourself to make your life a little better better in Mumbai? 1 20 replies
has anyone booked the metro ticket on Yatri app ? I recently updated my yatri app the found they are providing metro ticket booking, i think they have release this update only selected people only not everyone has this update yet. I am regular user of metro between jogeshwari and rashtriya udyan, can I book the ticket ? will my QR ticket be accepted ? I would like to get more update from anyone who used this feature ? what is monthly or weekly pass amount ? https://preview.redd.it/4jgqqmmqaxce1.jpg?width=540&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9946508596f13d2a0ff51739426a202caf15f847 5 2 replies
What public places are considered an offense for smoking? Recently, the cops have been way too annoying about smoking or simply hangong out in public. Recently got shouted at while smoking in a lane next to my office building. There isn't an allotted smoking area in the office and the tapri is quite far away from where the office is. Hence the smoking on the street side. How do I know if it's okay to smoke in a spot without getting caught? This is in Mahim btw 2 0 replies
Anyone from vijay patil school of managemnt nerul? So i wanna know about the fees and entrance exam like if they accept mah cet or not for MBA nd how is the faculty is it worth doing MBA there? I really wanna know about it so please help me out if someone is pursuing MBA there.. 2 0 replies
[Need advice] Bringing Gold jewellery from Dubai to Mumbai So my mother flying to Dubai from Mumbai international airport to Dubai this week and will return after a week to Mumbai. She wants to buy some small gold jewellery (e.g. chain, earring etc.) not more than 20 gms. I've adviced her to follow below steps. 1. She won't be wearing any real jewellery while flying to Dubai. 2. Asked her not to keep any hard copies of bills with her while returning to India; instead, asked her to ask the shopkeeper to email soft copy of the bill.... 3 0 replies
Imagica and Lonavala I with my gf is planning a weekend trip to Lonavala and Imagica (from Pune). Seeking guidance on stays, travel and places to cover over weekend. (feb first week) It will be great if someone can suggest an itinerary. Thanks 1 0 replies
