When was the last time you discussed the role of an MP or MLA, or the responsibility of your corporator over a cup of coffee with friends? In this city, the chances are slim. "Delhi is where most of the nation's policy think tanks are based, the student politics is quite intense, and there's a lot of activism, leading to a healthier discourse and a more issue-based politics approach. On the contrary, Mumbai has fewer think tanks and activist groups and no student-college politics.

There is widespread apathy towards governance in Mumbai," said Rishi Shah, co-founder of Citizens Converge, a two-week-old intellectual property of Mumbai Riders (a curated events company), which is now organising a platform, Politics Pe Charcha, to make governance and policy-making more informed, transparent and participatory, through non-partisan open-discussions at local venues.