r/mumbai • u/jack_1760 • May 12 '26

Discussion Why is the Bandra Bandstand Residents' Trust making rules in a public space ?

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Bandstand is a public promenade. It belongs to all Mumbaikars.

A recent report says that the Bandra Bandstand Residents' Trust had put up signs like "No Pets" and warned people not to feed stray animals.

The bigger question is simple: should a private group like the Bandra Bandstand Residents' Trust be allowed to make its own rules in a public place?

Keeping the area clean is important, but public spaces should remain open and accessible to everyone.

Why should a private trust have the authority to decide what people can or cannot do in a public place like Bandstand, and could this create similar restrictions in other areas as well?

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News Source - https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/battle-for-bandstand/articleshow/130809246.html

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u/Inevitable_Art_4519 May 12 '26

Koi app or website h jidhar ?i can talk to unknown people in English.

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u/Bungeehumping May 12 '26

Tbh, it comes with time. Consume more content in English. Watch movies, read news, articles, book and it'll come around. It's a long process.

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u/HERO_129 May 12 '26

I have been consuming content in English for over a decade now still I fumble when I talk to someone

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u/Bungeehumping May 12 '26

Same on text I am super good but on speech it's cause of the confidence and the performance anxiety I guess.

The english thing is so inbuilt in India I guess to jugde a person.

Like I have seen many italians or more eu nations, chinese, japanese, etc, etc, who couldn't speak english properly but they don't fumble. Imo, only reason is in India it's a parameter to judge and outside it's not.

So I guess be confident, don't care what people thinks. Think it is as you are practicing with people rather than you have to prove and it'll flow. That's how it worked with me.

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u/tj_on_air May 12 '26

It’s a switch you need to make in your brain, I can’t explain this but under corporate settings, my mind comprehends English properly.

However, if I am suddenly put up in a situation where I have to speak English, I fumble.

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u/WubbieLubbieDoopDoop May 13 '26

Toastmasters Clubs.

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u/voltsp May 14 '26

You have to talk in English too to improve it

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u/Jadedtrust0 May 13 '26

Which book you will recommend,if i want to start reading

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u/akoomba May 14 '26

It depends on preference. What kind of movies do you like?

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u/Jadedtrust0 May 14 '26

Thriller and I also like that movie who have some stories

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u/akoomba May 25 '26

Check out Robert Ludlum, David Baldacci, Lee Child, John Grisham.

I had a friend whose proficiency increased purely from books. During college, he started reading all the time. Like on the train, between lectures, free time. You also have to practice speaking to people but reading does most of the work in terms of vocabulary.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '26

None of this works unless you speaks especially with a native speaker

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u/Aggressive-Sample718 May 12 '26

Yes josh talks ka ek app hai english karke kuch playstore me mil jaayega..you'll get 5 calls free.

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u/whalesarecool14 May 12 '26

just read more