Mumbai, Oct 23: Out Of Office, SOCIAL’s community-focused networking series, returns to Versova SOCIAL on Thursday, 29th October 2026, at 7 PM, with storyteller, director and host of The Bombay Journey, Siddhaarth Aalambayan. The upcoming edition, themed The Unsaid Rules of Bombay, will unpack the habits, codes and everyday experiences that quietly shape life in the city. 
Best known for creating and hosting The Bombay Journey, Siddhaarth has spent years telling stories against the backdrop of Mumbai, taking conversations out of the studio and onto its roads. His work has explored the city through the people who live in it, from its language and culture to the relationships and experiences that make Mumbai feel familiar in ways that are often difficult to explain.
Speaking about the upcoming edition, Siddhaarth Aalambayan said,
“I came to Mumbai 16 years ago: a Haryanvi father’s son, a Gwalior-raised mother’s lil boy, and a Hyderabad-bred Anna. Today, you’d be hard-pressed to tell I wasn’t born here. That’s the charm of this city. It can be daunting, maximalist and relentless, but it also has a way of making you belong.
“And now, conversations over drinks, unfiltered AMAs and stories that go beyond small talk are becoming part of the city’s scene, too. At OOO at SOCIAL, I’ll share a few lessons Mumbai has taught me. You bring yours. Let’s see what we learn from each other.”
At Versova SOCIAL, the conversation will turn the lens towards the city itself. Attendees can expect a candid exchange around the unspoken rules of being a Mumbaikar, the many worlds that exist within one city, and the little quirks and contradictions people learn simply by living here. From the behaviours Mumbai quietly teaches its residents to the shared references that cut across neighbourhoods, the evening will invite the room to compare their versions of Mumbai, because no two stories are quite the same.
Designed to take networking beyond conventional professional mixers, Out Of Office brings people together around conversations shaping work, culture and contemporary life, giving different communities a space to exchange perspectives and meet beyond their usual circles in the informal setting of SOCIAL.
For this edition, the conversation moves from networking into something deeply local, bringing Mumbai’s creative and professional communities together to decode the city they navigate every day.
- Date: Thursday, 29th October 2026
- Time: 6:30 P.M onwards
- Venue: Versova SOCIAL
- Booking link:https://link.district.in/DSTRKT/3rsrev1h
