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About Us

Meowmbai helps residents document the community cats who share their neighbourhoods.

Each approved photo sighting becomes part of a public map, giving every documented cat a profile and helping people understand where cats live, who looks after them, and when a cat may need help.

How It Works

  1. SpotUpload a photo, name the cat if you know them, and drop a pin.
  2. ReviewEvery sighting is moderated before it appears publicly.
  3. MapThe cat joins the city's map, and the next person can add a sighting.

Meowmbai is a documentation project, not an animal rescue or emergency service, and its records are not an exhaustive census. For an injured animal or urgent danger, contact a local veterinarian or animal-welfare organisation first.

Featured In

The IndependentMumbai's street cats get mapped, one whisker at a time (opens in a new tab)India TodayIITian mapping Mumbai's community cats (opens in a new tab)ThePrintMeowmbai: mapping Mumbai's cats (opens in a new tab)Mumbai MirrorIndia's cat capital has a new warden (opens in a new tab)Free Press JournalMapping Mumbai's meows (opens in a new tab)Pudhari NewsMeowmbai's website mapping Mumbai's stray cats (opens in a new tab)Dogs & MoreMeowmbai App for Bombay’s Cats (opens in a new tab)Jagran JoshThe 25-year-old IIT Guwahati grad behind Meowmbai (opens in a new tab)India Today EducationIIT Guwahati grad Sudarshan Birla built Meowmbai (opens in a new tab)Tezpur NowMapping Mumbai's street cats and feline colonies (opens in a new tab)

Offline Events in Mumbai

Meet those who care for the cats around you.

  • A large group of Meowmbai community members posing in front of Flora Fountain in Fort, Mumbai, some holding small boxes
    Street MeetupFort, Mumbai
  • The group in front of Flora Fountain in Fort, Mumbai, crouching and standing in two rows
    At the FountainFort, Mumbai
  • The group standing together on a cobbled street in Fort, Mumbai, with three uniformed police officers among them
    Group PhotoFort, Mumbai
  • A packed Mumbai café with the whole group smiling, many wearing yellow Meowmbai name stickers
    Full House
  • A community member handing a wrapped thank-you gift to another, while a third smiles and takes a photo
    Thank-Yous
  • Five Meowmbai community members around a café table in Mumbai, holding up a hand-drawn card with paw prints
    Hand-Drawn Cards
  • Seven smiling community members crowded into a selfie, two giving thumbs up
    Selfie Squad
  • The whole group crowded together in a warmly lit Mumbai café, one person making a peace sign
    The Crew

Photos from Meowmbai's in-person community meetups in Mumbai.

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