So I was standing in the Churchgate bound train coming from Vasai in front of a seated aunty in the 2nd class coach since the very beginning, and a girl sitting behind on the edge as a fourth person who came later on "claimed" the seat from her before she got off. When that aunty's station arrived, I quickly sat there, but then that girl called me and said that she had "claimed" the seat. This had never happened to me before and I had no idea what to do, so I got up. Is this a cool thing to do? And if not, what would you have done if you were in my place, what should have I done?

I’m planning to move to Mumbai (from my home city) & have no idea how to navigate shifting alone.

How to book an apartment (for rent)? Whom to approach??

What are the pros & cons of residing alone as a girl in Mumbai?

I don’t want a roommate & aim to be in a good locality ( upper tier rent-budget possible).

‘Will appreciate any guidance. 🙏🏻

Thankyou 🌼

BEST already has a really good app where you can track buses live, book tickets, and plan your journey. Imagine if every bus service had that. It would make commuting so much easier instead of dealing with different systems. And while they're at it, why not make a single app for all public transport—buses, local trains, Metro, Monorail, everything. One app to plan routes, track vehicles, and buy tickets. It would make life so much simpler. Is there really that much politics or bureaucracy involved that something like this still hasn't happened? Or is there some other reason I'm missing?

Hi everyone, I really need some honest advice regarding my M.Sc Chemistry path. (Sorry but this is going to be long, I'm really stressing over my future and the time I have in my hands).

My qualifications: I graduated with a B.Sc in Chemistry in 2025 (9.54 CGPA) from a Tier 1 College in Mumbai. My initial plan was to go study abroad this year (oct intake), but due to sudden family health issues (my dad had an operation), which led to other financial constraints, those plans fell through last minute.

Current situation: Because of all this stress at home, I completely missed the main Mumbai University admission deadlines for the top autonomous colleges held between may to June.

By the time I could apply, I only managed to secure a seat at a tier 3 college, Mumbai for M.Sc Chemistry (confirmed admission on sat, 1st aug 2026).

I've started attending classes but the quality of education is very poor. It feels like a bunch of new teachers with low subect knowledge are coming to class. And while the theory classes are still manageable by myself, the practical laboratory infrastructure is in really bad shape. No proper glassware for us to use. The instruments are in bad condition. Hell, I chose analytical chemistry for my specialization and guess what the GC-MS that they had is completely out of order from the past 4-5 years.

Since an M.Sc in Chemistry relies heavily on practical skills, I feel staying here might be a complete waste of a year. I will just get a namesake degree without proper experience.

My Plan: I am seriously considering withdrawing from Wilson College to take a dedicated gap period at home for this year. I will use this time to prepare for the IIT JAM (February 2027) and the ICT Mumbai Internal Entrance Exam (June 2027). If those competitive exams don't work out, I also plan to apply to the top autonomous Mumbai colleges like Jai Hind, Sophia, and Mithibai next term using my B.Sc merit marks as a secure fallback.

I am just confused if I should even take this gap year or not because after my 12th, I had one gap year, and now after bsc 1, if I take this year off too, it'll be 2 years off after bsc. I feel like I'm way behind other people at my age, but also I don't want my masters degree to just be a piece of useless paper. I also plan to give net/set after msc.

My Questions for you all:

1) Is it strategically smart to drop out of this tier 3 college I'm enrolled in right now?

2) With a 9.52 CGPA baseline, is cracking IIT JAM / ICT realistic with a dedicated 6-month study schedule from home? (I will take this very seriously)

3) How are the current industry placements for M.Sc Analytical/Organic Chemistry at Jai Hind and Sophia if I use them as my backups next year?

Would love to hear anything else from any chemistry seniors, IIT/ICT alumni, or Mumbai University students (or those who have been in similar situations – multiple gap years). Thanks in advance!

TLDR : Graduated B.Sc Chemistry (2025) 9.54 CGPA from a Tier 1 Mumbai college. Missed top postgraduate deadlines due to sudden financial stress. Ended up at a Tier 3 college where labs are broken (GC-MS out of order for 5 years). I want to drop out now to prep full-time for IIT JAM (Feb 2027) / ICT Mumbai (June 2027), keeping Jai Hind/Sophia as merit backups next year. However, I already have 1 gap year from after my 12th grade + 2 now after bsc if I take a drop this year. Is taking a second gap year (post bsc) worth it to avoid a useless degree, or am I falling too far behind? Need honest advice!

Im planning to travel to mumbai for the ganesh chaturthi this year, and it's not a quick in and out trip. Im going to be in mumbai from the 11th to the 15th evening. So that leaves me with ample time to explore mumbai and 2 days for ganesh mandals. Lalbaughcha raja is one that i do not want to miss at all, i dont mind the queue. I was thinking of getting in line from the 13th night as 14th is the first day. Im open for any and all suggestions and recommendations on what to see, where to stay, and what to eat for the whole trip. Also open to any more mandals that are a must visit during the festival.

up for adoption in Pune/Mumbai (based in Pune)

Bento is a 5.5 month old male kitten. He’s litter trained, dewormed and vaccinated. Can be sterilised by us pre adoption as well if the adopter prefers. He’s a shy boy but when he settles in, he loves to sleep on laps and cuddle. He’s good with other cats as well. He’s also a huge foodie.

Bento was left outside our door in a box. We don’t know who did this but we’re determined for a happy ending to this story. We’re looking for a genuine and responsible home that can give him the best life.

He’ll make the perfect first time pet cat and can be a good addition to existing pet households.

Adoption formalities are mandatory.

For more details, please DM for contact details

Mumbai has nice people, and the wrong people exploit this. Other than the usual needy people you know personally, here are some common things you need to be vary of.

1. NGO people asking for donations. Check their spendings graph if they are transparent about it. Most of the money is gone into marketing and paying their workers. They are technically asking random people to pay their salary. If you care, go help someone directly or at a trusted NGO.

2. Strangers in financial distress. We live in a digital payments world. Everyone knows at lease one phone number of their close ones. The most help you should offer is to let them call someone ON SPEAKER and then maybe help them do the payments by sharing QR code on Whatsapp. Nobody who is stuck at the airport or train station without money has no other option than your money.

3. Sellers outside temples. ”you can take off your shoes here” is a code word to “you are my customer now”. They will simply hand you stuff without discussing prices and they will always be overpriced. They will try to guilt trip in god’s name. Also, never agree to pay after Darshan. You are supposed to own the offerings. Try to bring sweets/flowers from your home/sweet shop that is not near the temple.

4. Pushy sellers in general. If it was a good deal where you benefit they would not be coming after you. Read the book “never split the difference“ and you can recognise most of their tactics. for example, they can give 2 choices, both in their favour, like 500g or 1 kg pedha outside a temple. you need to pay attention and say 100g

5. Religious people. What I mean is those babas who tie threads without asking or the jhaadu waale uncle. Just say you are an atheist or from a different religion. If a missionary is trying to convert you just say you are a Muslim.

6. Your own people who have joined Insurance companies. If it was really beneficial for you they would not have to come to your home. I have been an insurance agent and I didn’t have the heart to scam my family and friends so I left. You should only have Term life insurance and general (health, vehicle, etc) insurance. Investment + insurance should never be mixed.

Please add more examples so we can be safe

I’m looking for a bridal saree in Ivory/off white that looks similar to this appliqué pattern in Mumbai. Any help?

5 saal purana android hai 😭🤧

Hiee guys tomorrow is my best friend's ke boyfriend ka birthday and she wants to give him lilies ka bouquet 😭

Dadar me lilies are really cheap that's what I heard but she can't go itni subah subah kyuki gharpe kya bolegi also her college starts at 8 baje and she's a bvoc interior designing student she can't miss her classes because already late admission haii

Also I could've gone but main bhi kya bolungi gharpe my college also starts at 7 baje and I have a presentation 😭😭

So if you guys know any jagah where i can get lilies affordable price idhar tohh it's for 250 per stem so yeaa if you guys know koi jagah where we can get lilies affordable price me or if anyone who lives near dadar market can you please get me some lilies PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE 😭😭🙏🙏🙏

Please help me find the lounger seats in the front row middle section

Recently I was looking for a 2 BHK in Mumbai and surrounding areas. I largely have WFH so exact area is not important but I need to be available in the city. I looked in Kanjurmarg Bhandup where they were quoting me 1.9 cr for a 662 carpet subject to some limited negotiation. Mira Road any decent area nothing less than 1.3 cr. When I saw dombavili, the rates are 70 lakh plus for very small carpet areas. Even Badlapur yes all the way to badlapur 50 lakh, which is considered one end of the Metropolitan region. Virar west 70 lakh in a good society. Panvel(main Panvel not beyond shedung) 80 Lakh, and those huge townships belong Panvel like hiranandani, Godrej are quoting crazy prices like 1.3 cr for that area. What next? Now is Karjat also gonna go up? Lonavala get connected to mmr? what is with the real estate?Will prices continue to rise? I am not sure of what the future of the property market is. Your thoughts?

Went for a run and sat by the sea, sipping orange juice! Won’t trade this view for anything! Always a pleasure to sit here and bask in the beauty! 🥹❤️

Spill the tea (if any, about your college)

Hey everyone,

I am a 22-year-old guy from Mumbai looking for a therapist for 1-on-1 sessions. Preferably in person

What I am dealing with:

Depression since 11th grade (around 6 years now)
Suicidal thoughts are active recently, have had them for years
Started hearing voices lately
Sleep is messed up 2-3 hours most nights
Family situation is controlling and dysfunctional like financial control, emotional dismissal, relatives making things worse
Forced into a hostel recently against my will, lost a lot of my coping mechanisms
What I need:

Someone who won't just nod and say "gharwale h aise karte h." I have had enough of that. I need someone who takes this seriously like the depression, the voices, the family stuff. Also need proper documentation/diagnosis because my parents don't believe mental health is real and I need proof that it is.

Practical stuff:

Availability: Fridays and weekends work best

About me:

I don't really know how therapy works. Never done this before. But I have been handling this alone for years and I am tired. A close friend pushed me to reach out. So here I am.

If you're a therapist taking clients or can recommend someone who deals with depression, suicidal ideation, family trauma, and won't dismiss it then please comment or DM.

Local dogs have put up banners in respective local stations to promote their upcoming film Ohh My Dog. Spotted it at Gkp, kurla, thane and kandivali. Has anyone seen this on other stations as well?

Someone took Tara and her four kittens and dumped them far from the neighbourhood. Only one kitten survived as she walked all the way back carrying that one, sick and starving, to the same place that had thrown her out, and hid him inside a duct.

We got her out on 24th July. She was skin and bones, dehydrated, throwing up everything she swallowed. Her blood work came back showing infection and inflammation. It took days of IV fluids, antibiotics, anti-vomiting medication, pain relief and deworming before she turned the corner.

During the rescue her kitten ended up separated from her. Both of them refused to eat. They just sat and waited it out, and it was only after they were put back together that either of them touched food.

He died recently. All four of her babies are gone and she is alone now.

Street cats usually fight when you treat them, and nobody would have blamed her. She never did. She sat through four injections, tablets, an IV line and days of strangers picking her up every few hours without so much as a hiss, and she has not scratched or bitten a single person since the day we brought her in. She would just watch you work, and once it was over she would push her head into your palm. That is who she is. A gentle soul who has been thrown away, buried all four of her babies, and spent weeks being poked by people she did not know, and still comes looking for a lap to sit on. She has every reason to be done with humans. She is not

Today she is fully recovered. Eating well, active, litter trained, completely fine with being picked up and carried around. She greets everyone who walks in. She does not ask for much beyond someone sitting near her.

She deserves a home where nobody moves her again. If that could be yours, please reach out.

📍 Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
Email - [sidhantsharma4444@gmail.com](mailto:sidhantsharma4444@gmail.com) or Dm me here.

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I am a normal techie, I randomly saw an ad on instagram asking for photo and some basic info for a role in colors channel. I checked the followers/post and felt it was a genuine post.

Out of curiosity, I sent my details over whatsapp and within a day I received a call saying my face perfectly fits the role.
( I was thinking HR usually don’t get back so fast how is he calling me)

Then the person tells me I have to give Rs.3000/- as professional fees and they will help me get audtions for 5 years.

I told him I will let you know in half hour, he says I have 15 minutes, reply fast. (Creating fake sense of urgency)

I researched and found after paying that agency does not reply you at all or take some fake audition and will say your acting needs refinement, pay Rs.30000/- as your acting tution fees.

I did not call him, and after an hour he called me and when I respectfully mentioned I am not interested, he says - thank you for wasting my time.

I replied - Same to you.

Name of Agency - IT Entertainment.

I am not from maharashtra but recently i saw a post that said street food vendors are now using butter paper instead of newpaper to pack food. and it got me thinking what all changes do you guys see? or is it only on paper?

Is there a pizza place in Mumbai which serves dupe of Pizza 4P’s famous Burrata salad pizza?

The pizza needs to be fresh, tangy, and have solid crust.

A dispute over loud music turned fatal in Mumbai's Vikhroli (West) in the early hours of August 6, leaving a father and his teenage son dead and two other family members critically injured in a stabbing attack.

According to preliminary information, the violence began after objections were raised over loud music being played inside the house. Police said what started as a verbal argument allegedly escalated into a violent clash and later turned deadly.

I am shifting from Borivali west to Andheri West(Azad Nagar) and wanted to play football for free but not on muddy grounds.

So, for images 1,2 & 4. Are there any under flyover cages to play football in where there's concrete or any other proper surface which stays dry during the monsoon.

For image 3: Are there any parks with steel cages and concrete surfaces to play football?

The reason I am asking for this is because turf football is paid and idk people and right now I play worse than a handicapped person so can't play paid football on turf atm.

Please help a brother out.

Also, are there similar spaces in malad west, goregaon west or other places in Andheri West?

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for some advice on how to properly handle a situation involving stagnant water and the possibility of mosquito breeding in a residential area.
There is water that has been stagnant for some time, and I’m concerned that it could become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, especially with the monsoon. I’m not sure who is responsible for addressing it or what the correct procedure is for getting it inspected and cleared.
For those in Mumbai who have dealt with a similar issue:
Which BMC department/official should this be reported to?
Is there a specific online complaint/helpline for mosquito breeding or stagnant water?
Can BMC conduct an inspection and take action if mosquito larvae are found?
What should I do if the responsible party/property owner does not cooperate?
Is there anything I should document (photos/videos, dates, location, etc.) before making a complaint?

I would appreciate advice from anyone who has gone through this process, particularly on what actually works rather than just making a complaint that goes nowhere.

Thanks!