When I was in Mumbai for my masters, I lived on the border of Matunga(E) and Vadala(W). Matunga(E) has some rich, heritage buildings. Parsi colony, Five gardens, famous South Indian restaurants, some of the best colleges – Ruiya, VJTI, Khalsa. When I first went to explore Matunga, I thought Mumbai is not that bad. In my early days I mostly traveled to CST side by Central rail – it wasn’t so bad either.