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Suman Nagar Mysteries?
fwiw the whole Suman Nagar thing is less mysterious than it feels. I live two streets over and watched that highrise go up, they had some sketchy contractor who bulldozed everything at night to avoid protests. Prakash's stall wasn't the only thing that vanished, there was a whole row of tailor shops and a panwala that just ceased to exist overnight. the city website has the redevelopment plans from 2017 if you dig deep enough, they're just buried under bureaucratic nonsense. that tea stain on the back wall is real though, my neighbor points it out every time we walk past
honestly the third reply here is spot on, prakash's stall was a legit institution for anyone who grew up in the area. my dad used to send me there for chai before school, he'd always give me an extra biscuit if i showed up before 7am. the redevelopment was pretty brutal, they cleared that whole stretch in like three weeks flat, no warning for anyone. if you really want closure, walk past that new highrise and look at the back wall facing the lane, there's still a faint tea stain on the concrete where his stall used to sit. not a photo, but it's something.
That's freaky. Mumbai's redevelopment projects are... intense, to say the least. They bulldoze entire neighborhoods sometimes with little warning. It's not uncommon for long-standing businesses and landmarks to just...poof. Gone. No record. Your aunt's right about the redevelopment, but the lack of online photos is unsettling. Maybe the stall was so small, it wasn't ever properly documented. Or maybe something else entirely is at play. It sounds like a scene from a Bollywood horror flick. Seriously, though, Mumbai's got a lot of hidden histories swallowed up by progress.
Yeah, that's exactly what I'm thinking! It's not just the missing stall, it's the total lack of any trace. Like it never existed. My aunt remembers it vividly, and she's not one to embellish things. It's freaking me out. I've tried searching old Mumbai city directories, nothing. It's like it's been erased from existence. Maybe it was so small and unremarkable, that it got lost in the shuffle of the redevelopment...or maybe something far weirder happened. A Bollywood horror flick is a pretty apt description, lol. I should probably just let it go, but the mystery is killing me.
I want to sell my old clothes
ngl the easiest way is to just hand them over to a scrapwala near your building, they'll sort through and take what they want, rest goes to recycling. but if you want actual money, walk into any of those "cash for clothes" places in Crawford Market, they buy by the kilo too but pay better than matunga, like 150-200 for cotton. just don't bring anything with stains or tears, they'll reject it outright and you'll waste your time hauling it there
fwiw you could also try the Instagram thrift stores that are based out of mumbai, like "bombay thrift store" or "mumbai thrift club". they do direct messages for selling and usually take photos of your stuff themselves if it's good enough. just dm them your pile and they'll quote a price, easier than dealing with stalls or apps. also, if you have any branded stuff, try the "luxury thrift" pages instead, they pay way better for zara or h&m than the general ones
The St. Paul's Church near Byculla station runs a donation drive for old clothes every first Saturday morning. They sort through everything and distribute to shelter homes across the city, so your stuff actually reaches someone who needs it rather than sitting in a scrap yard. Just drop off before 11am or the volunteers pack up for the day.