BombayHub

All of it

Everything here

Four platforms. Stand on the one that matches what you came for.

Platform 1: The city right now

What Bombay is doing at this minute, this week and this season.

  • Now

    The photograph, the Board of live readings, and what to do with this hour.

    Live

  • Tonight

    This week's gigs, plays and shows, with the station to get off at.

  • The City's Year

    Festivals and big days, where each happens, and a countdown.

    19 dates

  • Monsoon Room

    Rain this season and this week, and the highest tides coming up.

    Live

Platform 2: Finding your way

The city is learned by station, so everything here hangs off the line.

  • The Line

    Every station on three lines. Pick a lit one and step off.

    27 stations open

  • The Guide

    Places that have earned their spot, sorted by where you get off.

    200 places

  • Walks

    A few good hours on foot, each starting at a station.

    11 walks

  • Riding the Local

    Fast or slow, which coach, and how to get off. Read before your first train.

Platform 3: Eating and talking

What to order, what to call it, and someone to ask.

  • The Plate

    The dishes Bombay made its own and the old counters that serve them.

    29 dishes

  • Bambaiya

    The city's street Hindi. Today's word is “Dhinchak”.

    43 words

  • Ask Bombay

    A local on call, who answers from the guide, the hour and the weather.

Platform 4: Looking back and joining in

The city as it was, and your part in it.

  • Then & Now

    Hand-coloured prints of 1890s Bombay beside the same streets today.

    5 pairs

  • Postcards

    Photographs sent in by visitors, pinned up once approved.

  • Which station?

    Eight photographs, four names each. A quiz for people who think they know the line.

  • Your list

    The places you have bookmarked, sorted by station.

  • Search

    Stations, places, dates, walks, dishes and words.

  • Tell us

    A place we missed, an event, or something we got wrong.

Also: photo credits and privacy.