Mumbai Woman Says She Feels Completely Safe On Bus ‘Full Of Men’ At 10 PM: ‘Not Even A Single Woman With Me’A woman travelling alone on a Mumbai bus late at night has shared why she felt completely safe despite being the only woman among a bus full of male passengers. Her video, recorded around 10 pm, has sparked a conversation online about Mumbai and the sense of safety many women associate with the city.
‘Not Even A Single Woman With Me’
Taking to Instagram, Rutuja Warhade shared a video from inside a bus, where several male passengers could be seen around her.“I am travelling on a bus full of men at 10 pm, not even a single woman with me. But still, I am not feeling unsafe at all. The only reason being, I am in Mumbai, Maharashtra,” she said in the video.For Warhade, being the only woman on the bus didn’t automatically make the journey feel uncomfortable or threatening. Instead, she said she felt reassured simply because she was travelling in Mumbai.ID@undefined Caption not available.
‘That’s My Maharashtra’
Warhade also shared her love for the state in the caption accompanying the video.“That’s my Maharashtra. The city known for its several beautiful reasons & always makes me feel proud to be Maharashtrian,” she wrote.The video has since drawn reactions from social media users, many of whom related to her experience and praised Mumbai’s late-night atmosphere.Mumbai is often known for being a city that keeps moving long after dark, with buses, local trains, taxis and other forms of public transport helping people get around at different hours. For women, that ability to travel without constantly feeling on edge can make a huge difference to everyday life.And that seems to be what struck a chord with viewers. Warhade wasn’t sharing a dramatic incident or an extraordinary journey. She was simply travelling home on a bus at around 10 pm, surrounded by men, and saying that she felt safe.The comments largely echoed her sentiment.“This is the Mumbai spirit,” one user wrote.“Safety makes all the difference,” another commented.“Mumbai really feels different at night,” a third person said.“This says a lot about the city,” another added.