One Question. Mumbai Answers.
Every day we ask the city one question. Read unvarnished answers from Dadar to Bandra to Colaba, and add your own voice to the permanent city record.
“What is one Mumbai place you hope never changes?”
1,428 Mumbaikars have shared their quiet sanctuaries
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Where do you hope the developers and rush never reach?
“The wooden benches and grandfather clock inside Yazdani Bakery. When you walk in, 1953 is still alive and well.”
“The wind at 11:30 PM on Carter Road promenade. High-rises can come and go, but that sea breeze belongs to everyone equally.”
“Ram Ashray at 6:30 AM. Sitting next to a complete stranger, sharing the sambar bowl, not speaking a word until the filter coffee arrives.”
“The steps of the Asiatic Society. Every student who couldn't afford a quiet room has studied for their IAS or CA exams on those white stones.”
“Shivaji Park's mud ground on a Sunday morning. The sound of leather balls hitting willow bats is Mumbai's truest background music.”