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In memory of the late Shri Amol Kale, a tribute event was held today at the Jio World Convention Centre.The event featured the premiere of “Dharavi Dream Catchers,” a documentary produced by ...
The Mumbai slum of Dharavi, where parts of the film Slumdog Millionaire were shot and probably one of the most densely populated places on the planet, is undergoing a remarkable property boom.
Dharavi's cottage industries are resisting an eligibility survey for resettlement, fearing displacement and inadequate rehabilitation. Approximately 15,000 residents and workshop owners are ...
When Masoom Ali Shaikh arrived in Mumbai in 1974 as a young man from northern India, the patch of land where he set up shop was “just a creek with no proper road and garbage all around,” he said.
Seeing Dharavi sprawled out like a giant human quilt below the landing approach to Mumbai Airport is not only a reminder of stoic human adaptation and Mumbai’s capacity to embrace settlers of ...
As the Adani Group attempts to build on the existing characteristics of Dharavi, create world-class district for Dharavikars and reimagine new heart for Mumbai ...
Dharavi's Rs 3 lakh crore redevelopment plan aims to transform Asia’s largest slum into a modern township with housing, green spaces, a waterfront promenade, transit hub, and healthcare. The ...
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on Thursday said he plans to convert India's largest slum in Mumbai, Dharavi, into a modern city hub, a huge challenge which would require the rehousing of around 1 ...
But Dharavi’s latest saga may be its most dramatic yet. Slap bang in the middle of India’s space-constrained financial capital, the slum is a huge obstacle to Mumbai’s—and therefore India ...
It was good to see the documentary film Dharavi Ka Dada Kaun by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta , public spirited journalist and television personality , at the Press Club in Mumbai on Septembr 6.