Hello!

Australian-Indian here who’s coming back to the home country for a few weeks in February 😊

I’ll be in Mumbai towards the end of the month — is there someplace where I can find fresh tadgola (ice apples)? I love their juice and we can’t find it anywhere in Australia, so this is my chance to really savour them during my trip.

I’ll be staying near Mumbai international airport but will be exploring nearby areas and have family living near Juhu, so I’ll be visiting them while I’m in Mumbai…

I need to get my hands on some fresh tadgola. Thank you!!

Hi, I've heard that companies usually hire/ask people to help them organise their events. Want some exposure to event management and earn few bucks in the meantime. Any suggestions? Also if you can include any other part-time opportunities, that'd be great

My brother’s birthday is this week and he’s really keen on celebrating it at Masque with my parents. We’ve been trying to get through their team for a reservation with the number on their website but have had no success so far. Anyone knows how we can get through them or make a reservation?

Thanks for your help!

Sooo I’m moving to Apollo Bandar soon and I wanna know all the cool spots. I love just walking around, finding cute places, and hunting for good organic food. Also tryna make new friends along the way, so if you know any vibey places to chill, spilll!!

yesterday around 7:50 pm near Andheri court my activa was towed by the traffic division of sahar,by the time i reached the woman had already fined a challan on it,i had no other option than to pay the fine of 736 rs,i did that and got my two wheeler back,it was already dark so i took my activa and left today morning when i was leaving for some work,upon checking i came across this damage thats been done by the towing crew and i got this activa like 1.5 months ago What should i do?

Hey guys, I am looking for locations in Mumbai where I can shoot a nice video, it can be anything from an abandoned scrap yard to a lonely basement or workshop. The concept and theme of the video is dark and sad so please feel free to drop down any locations that you might know!

I rented a 1bhk in powai, because I prefer the privacy of a house all to myself. Now, it turns out the owner and the society has a problem when women come over.

I have faced this problem in other indian cities, but I always had this perspective that I won't have to face this in Mumbai, because people don't care as much. But turns out, it's the same here too.

Now, even when I am looking to shift to a new place, I am trying to make it clear beforehand that my friends of all genders will be coming over sometimes and I don't want any issue with that. But seems like it is difficult to find in Powai.

This is just a rant after being super fucking fed up of trying to live a normal life within the laws of the country. What in the world does one even do at this point? Give up?

Hi folks, it may appear random but didn't know where else I can ask this question. So I've been house hunting for quite a few months, and recently have come across a few properties in Santacruz that I am considering. These flats are near the airport funnel zone I believe. I know this likely means that it's not an easy area for buildings to go under redevelopment. I've tried searching for news but haven't found anything except for a news around a Congress MP demanding these areas to be classified as 'infrastucture affected', not sure what that means.

My question is to anyone residing in Santacruz west, Vile Parle west area to shed some challenges the airport poses (apart from the noise obviously) and if there is anything I should look into or be aware of before putting my lives savings in this flat.

Mumbai Local Trains to Get New Design Soon

Mumbai's suburban railway will soon have new-design trains aimed at improving passenger comfort and reducing overcrowding, according to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The new trains will feature better acceleration, improved ventilation with higher oxygen content, and enhanced suspension for comfort.

To tackle overcrowding, the time gap between two local trains will be reduced from 180 seconds to 150 seconds and eventually to 120 seconds. Additionally, about 300 more local train services will be introduced, alongside ongoing infrastructure projects, which include laying nearly 300 km of new tracks.

A total of Rs 16,400 crore has been allocated for railway projects in Mumbai, with a further Rs 23,778 crore for Maharashtra’s railways in the Union Budget 2025-26—20 times more than previous allocations under the UPA governments.

Source: Mid-day

Man, 40mins delay towards Borivali. The trains are halting between every 2 stations T_T

Hello, A friend of mine is planning to start a Cloud Kitchen in Mumbai. He is getting very conflicting suggestions regarding the license requirements required.

Is a health license from BMC required for a cloud kitchen? (The cost of acquiring this license is about 5Lakhs from what he's been told).

The GST, FSSAI, Shop and Establishment License seem to be pretty straightforward to acquire.

The tricky ones where physical inspections are involved (hence, bribes) are the Fire license and Health License from the BMC. The Fire License seems to be costing a bit upwards of a lakh. However, the Health License seems to be something that costs 5 Lakhs+.

Do cloud kitchens need the health license from the BMC? A licensing consultant mentioned that it is required only for dine-in restaurants and not for Cloud Kitchens, but another said it is required even for cloud kitchens due to a recent change in law.

Would love to get some insight on this from someone well versed on the subject.

Any informed advice/suggestions would be extremely helpful.

I am searching for a villa, Basic needs:-

1. 3bhk or 4bhk
2. Swimming pool not too small
3. Good Food (included)
4. Music system
5. Small lawn or garden area

15 person group Budget 1500 pp including food Locations:- anywhere near Mumbai ( Karjat, Virar, Badlapur, Panvel, etc)

My sister is in 11th preparing for NEET, and it looks like she'll need a domicile certificate for admissions. We don't have old electricity/gas bills (even went to the company, they said that they can only give bills of past year)....how do we proceed (without agent)? She was born in Mumbai, and did her 10th from Mira Bhayandar (us changing our address and district shouldn't cause any issues right?). No one in our family has domicile certificate.

We have Aadhaar cards (old and new) and old passports with address in Mumbai.

Online, it's this category which is giving trouble : Residence proof by Talathi, Gram Sevak, or Bill Collector. Couldn't find much info about it online, it seems like we'd have to go to the office and they'd ask for bills there.

Any advice would be appreciated

My sister is suffering from grade 2 internal hemorrhoid. But the doctors she went to either gave her laxatives or suggested haemorrhoidectomy (which is quite absurd provided her age and grade of hem). I'm looking for a good doctor in mumbai/Navi Mumbai which could suggest something more doable maybe banding etc. In short, want a second opinion. Please share the reference only if you/your family members have had first hand experience with the doc.

Hi everyone!

I’m planning to move to Mumbai next week for work. My office is in Khar West. I’m looking for 1BHK apartment as I don’t prefer PG or sharing. Can anyone share what areas I should be looking at and what their ranges might be. I would prefer close by areas but a non sharing apartment is more of a priority than commute times. Thank you in advance🙏🏽

We are a group of 3 guys bootstraping ventures from Nagpur visiting Mumbai for the first time.

After attending E-Summit in IIT B, we have planned to explore new opportunities in Mumbai like, visiting micro VC firms, accelerator programs & angel investors. Also, we are looking for cofounders and looking to build teams as well.

If you are the person who's also working hustling in Mumbai (Preferably around Powai) we'd be happy to connect with you.

Feel free to share any events, activities or places around here for socializing & networking.

would highly appreciate if you know of any broker or any 1 RK/1BHK flats for rent available very close to Lower Parel or Worli area ? looking from 1st March. Female

Heard from someone that the Clean-Up Marshals (vultures) are randomly checking people's pockets at Marine Drive for gutkha, pan masala etc. If true, that's not only illegal but also stooping to a new low.

In and around Fort/Kala Ghoda.

Basically a coffee should be available in the range of 200 - 350 Rupees. And something isn't too crowded and allows you to sit for a few hours. Basically something like Pret and Starbucks, but not those two.

I am tired of this fucking noise pollution. THere is a whole ass building construction going on right beside me my building. I get severe anxiety and have sensory issues. I have trouble concenterating. Iwork from home My head hurts. Not to mention whenever i go out in . Its too much fucking noise. Cars and two wheelers are constantly honking for no fucking reason.

Need a solution. Can i just buy noise cancellation or something else that helps me? Which one is good? I only to silence.? Dont want to spend much?What worked for you?

The whole thing legit making me insane. Sometimes i wake up extremely early morning due noise. I find myself being exhausted and frustrated.

I learned that people pay rent in slums. Which means someone must own these buildings.

Who is it? Private folks? Companies?

I recently came to Mumbai for exam purposes and after exams i planned to visit the sidhi vinayak which was almost 12kms from my hotel. I booked an ola in the morning and it charged 200. Now from siddhivinayak I went to shri Mahalakshmi which was almost 7-8kms for which ola was showing 98₹ while I went for local taxi as it was easily available without asking the price. On reaching there I asked for the price, he told ₹204 i asked what's the price/km, he said 28₹/km. What's the USP of the local taxis apart from their quick availability?

P.S. - i don't like it here, everyone is trying to make fool out of you.

I have never been to Vasai. I'm returning from Surat from a work trip and the train is halting at Vasai at 9:45 pm and then Panvel at 11pm.

Is Vasai station crowded or isolated that laate at night? Is the area safe?

Hi all. I am 25/F and am looking for female housemates to share a flat in and around Vile Parle. I’d ideally prefer my own room with an attached bathroom in a double/triple occupancy flat. Budget: 25-30K

Have checked the Flats and Flatmates group on Facebook without much success so hoping to try over here as well.

Thanks

Hi Mumbai!

My girlfriend and I are visiting the city for the first time this week. She’s a dentist, and we’d love to visit a local practice to exchange experiences.

She’s recently been focusing on positioning/function and works with aligners.

Does anyone know a dentist who’d be open to this?

Mumbai English is so fascinating and different from rest of India. My observations as an outsider. Please don't be offended and keep adding to this list

1. Garden vs Park

What Mumbaikars mean when they say garden is a park. A park is a place to play, with slides and swings etc , an empty space to play cricket. A garden is a place where you tend to plants that you are growing. Came to use probably because Mumbai houses do not have space to have a garden

2. Wafer vs Chips

Lays has potato chips. Wafer are the biscuits which have been sandwiched with cream in between (not cream biscuits, think Duke's)

3. Chain vs Zip

Bags have a zip. Chains are the one made of iron/steel used to tie or link something.

Have you guys faced these too?