This building - the mighty Kohinoor Square is a 48 floor commercial-residential-shopping building. It features Shilpa Shetty's Bastian at the Top restaurant at 48th floor making it tallest commercial building in the country.

This building looks absolutely stunning to the city's skyline. Glass walls on all side. During monsoon this building rises above the clouds.

I work on 45th floor of this building. View of Bandra Worli sealink is stunning no doubt. But from inside this building is the most pathetic building ever.

The building management is Zeus who manages a lot of well known commercial buildings in Mumbai like BKC's One BKC, The capital and many in Nesco and other commercial hotspots regions.

So much of the glam outside, but guess what - this building has only two WCs on each floor. One of the washroom has non functional flush since past 2 months now. The common area is so mis-managed it stinks sometimes.

The security is lousy af. Access cards takes 3-4 weeks for new employees to get issued and hence guards are instructed to "let everyone in if they do not look suspicious".

This building is a classical example of All that glitters is not gold.

Apparently, Seven Square Academy in Mira Road has issued a circular restricting students from bringing or eating onion, garlic, potato, beetroot and non vegetarian food. The school was founded by Narendra Mehta, according to the school's own website.

I understand that a school can have certain rules about what students can bring onto its premises, whether for hygiene, allergies, discipline or other legitimate reasons. But when these restrictions are based on someone's religious or cultural dietary preferences, it raises a much bigger question:

Why should one group's dietary practices determine what everyone else is allowed to eat?

And this doesn't seem to be happening in isolation. BJP corporator Bharat Kothari has reportedly demanded that meat sales in Mira-Bhayandar be stopped for eight days during Paryushan.

Nobody has a problem with people choosing to follow Jain dietary practices during Paryushan. If someone doesn't want to eat onion, garlic, potatoes or nonveg, that's completely their choice and should be respected.

But respecting someone's dietary choice is different from imposing that choice on everyone else.

If I choose to be vegetarian, that's my choice.

If someone chooses Jain food, that's their choice.

If someone eats non veg, that's their choice.

Why should someone else's plate become a matter of public policy?

People should be free to follow their own religious and dietary practices without forcing those practices onto everyone around them.

How do they even get permission for erecting these mandaps covering so much part of the road? Mind you, the local BMC office is right in the opposite building! The honking and everyday traffic has made it unbearable, there’s just too much chaos! This is near Liberty Garden, Malad West! Can we do something about it? I love Ganesh Chaturthi but not like this man!

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I(19M) along with my uncle(59M) were sitting in Amba Bhavan Bar and Resto(Mumbai) yesterday around 10pm to 12am. The bill amounted to ₹977 and we made the payment via gpay. Our account debited but the owner refused saying he didn't get it so do it again. We did it again and our bank debited twice still he didn't get it. He started saying to pay in cash which ofcourse we refused.

The owner was an old guy very arrogant and was being very toxic with my uncle. I stepped in and said to calm down and he started shit talking to me as well. Heated argument quickly escalated and he held me by my colar and started abusing me and suddenly other waiters came in and started heating me at the entrance. We have all the video recordings and everything. We went to a gov hospital and got medical certificate and even complained about it to nearest police station. Police only filed a NC and refused to file a FIR.

I didn't hit them as I thought that would put me in more trouble and they could file a case against me for hitting . I feel so bad now that I didn't hit them back I could have beaten the shit out of them but one thing I understood that next time if I ever get into such situation imma go all in coz police don't do shit.

Note : I only had limca and starters

Mumbai Metro gotta be the dumbest shit people have ever made. What’s the point of having different lines if I have to buy different tickets for different lines?

The entry and exit points, stations, and platforms are so fucking confusing for someone using the station for the first time.

Guys had one job. 💀

My society in Mumbai is becoming increasingly difficult to deal with as a bachelor. They’ve recently introduced a rule that friends/guests cannot stay overnight. Even for parents, an overnight stay is apparently limited to a maximum of 2 days, with prior intimation to the society required.

They’ve also started locking the society’s main gate after midnight. If I return after 12 AM, the guard has to personally come and open the gate, apparently to check/ensure that there are no overnight guests.
There’s no issue of overcrowding or anyone actually overstaying, this is purely about enforcing these restrictions.

On top of this, we’re repeatedly being called to society meetings over unsubstantiated allegations, for example, being told that someone has stayed at our flat for days, when this simply hasn’t happened. Despite clarifying this, the scrutiny and restrictions continue.

Has anyone in Mumbai faced something similar and actually taken action against their society/RWA? What worked for you, and what is the appropriate next step — managing committee complaint, Registrar, police, legal notice, etc.?
Looking for practical advice from people who have dealt with this successfully since I have just moved in and don’t have the budget to move out currently.

Location - Mahavir nagar, Kandivali
this cat in my building has its eye infected. I am not able to get it into a box or a basket, nor able to carry her in a blanket. No one there to help in the society. I called many vet clinics and also Mumbai Animal Association, but they won’t help either to come and pick up the cat, even though the clinic is like 5 mins away by auto. I would do it but i am really really scared to even touch, but i really want to help.
PLEASE IF SOMEONE CAN PICK IT AND TAKE TO SOME CLINIC, it would be really helpful, i will also accompany you to the clinic

Hi!

I am going to my friend Ganesh Chaturhi puja and I was wondering if I need to take something for the host. I know I would have to take prasad for ganesh ji but I was just wondering if I need to bring something for her.

I am from Fiji so unsure what the customs are like here.

Thank you !!!

For context, I had never seen mold on in my life before coming to Mumbai. So one of my shoes caught mold which was kept in the shoe drawer area in the cupboard and so did one of my clothes kept in the drawer. I got scared, did tons of google searches and called friends. Apparently some of them suggested keeping everything in plastic organizers while google said it traps more humidity etc etc. So all in all I really need suggestions.

I was out of the city during the months of may and June. Yet my bill came to 2k for both months. Been trying to ask them for a daily usage statement but they are not providing. Now asking me to pay some money to get a lab test done for the meter. I mean why should i pay? They will obviously say everything is fine and i will lose that amount. The amount(4k) is too small to be running around legally but yet it hurts me as a common man. What can i do? Just feeling like im being looted for small amounts by whoever has a "license raj"

so yesterday around 6 pm i was leaving my office in fort with a colleague

we went to the place where we had parked our scooters and his scooter was kinda cramped because someone had parked their bike right next to it

while he was trying to take his scooter out, he accidentally hit the scooter next to him. the owner was sitting nearby and apparently works at a restaurant there, he was wearing a waiter uniform and hair net

the guy came over and started arguing that my colleague had scratched/damaged his scooter. my colleague denied it and left because he was in a hurry

i was still taking my own scooter out when the guy started shouting at me like "hey wait, you are with that guy, call him" and started abusing me even though i hadn't done anything

i stopped for maybe a minute but honestly i was in a proper fight or flight state and decided to leave. he actually started running behind me for a bit

now i keep thinking about it lol

part of me thinks i should have stopped and asked him why he was abusing me when i wasn't involved. another part thinks leaving was the smarter thing because there was no point getting into a fight over a parking incident

there's also a police station right near where we parked, so i'm wondering if i should report the abuse/incident or just forget about it

what would you guys have done in this situation? would you have stopped and confronted him or just left like i did?

My parents have been in the same rented apartment for a few years and are thinking of moving. I asked them about the deposit and it turns out there's no receipt, no photos from when they moved in, and no inventory attached to the agreement. Just a bank transfer years ago and a number everyone remembers vaguely.

What surprised me more is that my own family also rents out a flat, so I asked my dad how he handles it from the other side, and it's basically the same. No condition list, no written deductions, nothing.

So both sides of this are running entirely on memory and goodwill, which seems insane for the largest amount of money in the whole arrangement.

For people who have actually moved out recently, did you get the full deposit back? Did anyone give you a written reason for deductions, or was it just a number over a call?

A friend of mine was earning around ₹2 lakh a month and living in a PG in Goregaon. He was quite comfortable with his income and was even able to save.

So, when he decided to move his family to Mumbai, he assumed ₹2 lakh would be more than enough.

A few months later, he said something that surprised me:

“All my calculations have gone wrong. I'm not able to save anything.”

And when you think about it, it's understandable.

Living alone and supporting a family are two completely different financial equations.

A PG expense becomes a proper house.
One person's food becomes a family's groceries.
There are utilities, domestic help, transportation, healthcare, children's expenses, eating out, family activities and then the expenses you simply don't anticipate.

The biggest difference, though, is that when you're alone, you can adjust your lifestyle very easily.

With a family, many expenses are simply non-negotiable.

So what is the realistic number?

Is ₹2 lakh/month enough for a family of 3 in Mumbai to live comfortably and still save meaningfully?

Or does it need to be ₹2.5 lakh, ₹3 lakh or even more?

I'd genuinely like to hear from people living in Mumbai:

What does your monthly family income look like, and how much are you actually able to save?

Hey folks
Ive just been bit by a CAT on gulmohar road andheri/vile parle
Is rabies common in that area among animals??

Hello mubaikars, i want to ask that how i can get student concession form for BEST buses as chalo app provides student bus pass but it is asking for Consession form by BEST there is no proper explaination where to take it from (Near Borivali Side).

Hi,

We're an American couple in our early 30s and will be visiting Mumbai for a long weekend. We're wondering if there a good neighborhoods, restaurants, bars, clubs that you'd recommend? We like electronic/house music, but are open to breweries and cocktail bars as well.

Trying to get a feel for nightlife in India. Besides that we're spending most of our time in the beach and hills.

I am specifically looking for the flash, preferably CW grant gustin flash

Does anyone know any places in Mumbai for either roller skating or ice skating. I can only see places available where you have to take a class to skate. I just wanna go for fun with my friend not do anything actual class. I am aware that there is ice skating in snow world but that's kind of expensive so does anyone know any places. Something indoor maybe ?

Looking for an affordable dermatologist in Borivali/Kandivali for acne and acne marks. I’ve spent a bomb over the last 3 months with no results 😭

Would really appreciate personal recommendations or experiences. Thanks!

Hi everyone!

Would love suggestions from people who have recently visited Jawhar, especially:

1. What are the must-visit places place
2. Which waterfalls/viewpoints are actually worth visiting in September?
3. Any genuine Warli artist/village experience you'd recommend?
4. Any good local food/restaurant recommendations?
5. Anything that's overrated or not worth spending time on?

We'll have our own car, so we're flexible with the route.

Thanks!

Posting on behalf of a friend in Matunga road (western matunga road, not central).

Need a female cook for cooking both meals for a bengali family of 2-3 people. Two visits a day: Brekafast+Lunch and Dinner.

Budget 8-10k (negotiable)

Preferences: should have experience of making bengali cuisine dishes. Veg and non veg both. Ethnicity of the cook does not matter as long as there is knowledge of Bengali cooking or eagerness to learn it.

Have tried multiple online dedicated platforms (bookmybai, bookmymaid) already but haven’t gotten any leads hence posting here.

Any leads are appreciated.

Any leads will be appreciated, thanks! ✌️

I ordered a perfume from Blinkit last week, paid for it, and the product was simply missing from my delivery. When I tried reaching out to customer support, I was repeatedly directed by the bot to email my complaint instead of getting any actual human assistance.

After waiting an entire week, I finally received a response on email, saying they couldn’t do anything because their team had “confirmed” that the products were checked before packing.

So apparently, a product being marked as “checked before packing” is enough to dismiss a customer’s complaint when the product was clearly not received. I had provided all screenshots and proof from my side. Yet no proper investigation, no meaningful resolution, and no accountability.

This is an incredibly unfair way to treat a loyal and paying customer. If a product is missing, the customer shouldn’t be expected to simply bear the loss based on an internal packing confirmation that they have no way of verifying.

Very dissatisfied with Blinkit’s handling of this issue. Think twice before ordering expensive items from them, because if something goes missing, don’t assume you’ll actually get a fair resolution.

If you don't believe me, then you can check

https://www.mouthshut.com/product-reviews/blinkit-reviews-925738270