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The Sordid Saga Of Mumbai's Annabhau Sathe Nagar

Named after one of the most iconic figures of Dalit empowerment in Maharashtra, the residents of the slum on Mumbai’s creek live perpetually under the brutal and rapacious claws of BMC authorities and their bulldozers.

23 January 2023

Gated societies want to keep 'them' out of their gates but are also dependent on their services.

Gated Societies In India: When The Gates Are Broken, All Hell Breaks Loose

Surrounded by the slums occupied by Dalits, Adivasis, and Muslims, the celebrated gated communities of our cities reflect the naked truth of two Indias — one within the gate, the other outside of it.

26 September 2022

Santosh Thorat, a slum dweller himself, is changing the universe in Mankhurd slums

Santosh Thorat, a slum dweller himself, is changing the universe in Mankhurd slums

Santosh Thorat lives in a tiny tenement in Mankhurd slums. His goal is to explore the hidden talents of the slum. Many gems are lost. Many lives are never lived to their fullest. Santosh desires to help those people in the...

23 August 2022

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Makeshift Lives: Forced Evictions And The Uncertain Lives Of Delhi's 'Urban Poor'

At least 280 slum cluster demolitions have taken place in the capital between 1990 and 2020. Following Covid-19 pandemic, the problem of forced evictions and the consequent homelessness has become a major issue for Delhi's...

22 January 2023

A worker installs the Solar Panels at Reclamation, Bandra, on June 18, 2019 in Mumbai, India.

‘Climate Change Adaptation Should Be India’s Priority, Not Mitigation’

'Mitigation, however, is not the only climate action that is required. Mitigation is one of the five climate actions required. A very major climate action is adaptation. People who have nothing to do with global warming are...

21 September 2022

Photo-Story: Kickstarting A Dream

The slums of Vikaspuri, on the far western outskirts of the National capital, are witnessing a silent revo­l­ution -- girls are making the football talk

26 July 2022

Yamuna River Pollution

Delhi's Urban Poor Continues To Suffer From Toxic Water Of Yamuna And Harmful Gas From Landfills

The lives of Delhi's slum-dwellers by the riverside, are ruled by diseases due to the toxic emancipation from the Yamuna water.  

14 December 2022

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The sprawling Mumbai 'chawls' with posh, highrise buildings towering in the background

Democracy In The Dark: The Story Of Mumbai And Its Slums

In Mumbai, the provisioning of housing by removal of slums and its redevelopment by involving private developers has had serious implications for the residents of these settlements as well as the city at large.

24 July 2022

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13 June 2022
Courts Backing The Executive On Demolitions Is More Painful

Courts Backing The Executive On Demolitions Is More Painful

Judges calling slum dwellers ‘encroachers’ goes against constitutional human rights and indicates the sorry state of the poor


23 April 2022
Why Does One Come Back?

Why Does One Come Back?

Jai and Biru returned to Ramgarh because they had Gabbar to eliminate. This essay delves into what makes all kinds of migrants—people who leave,...


30 October 2021
NCB Headquarters Neighbours With Drug Infested Slum In Delhi

NCB Headquarters Neighbours With Drug Infested Slum In Delhi

Across the boundary wall of the Narcotics Control Bureau HQ in South Delhi, lay a Dalit slum, Ambedkar Basti, infested with drugs, addicts and related violence.


27 May 2021
How To Train The Urban Migrant To Find Opportunities In A Crisis

How To Train The Urban Migrant To Find Opportunities In A Crisis

The lives of the people in Delhi's Kusumpur Pahari slum took a turn for the worse in 2020 as the real effects of the pandemic began to unravel.


24 November 2020
No Coercive Action Will Be Taken Against Slum Dwellers In Delhi: Govt Informs SC

No Coercive Action Will Be Taken Against Slum Dwellers In Delhi: Govt Informs SC

On August 31, the SC had issued directions to remove slum dwellings in the national capital in a phased manner


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02 November 2020
Mumbai's Dharavi Area Reports 11 New Covid-19 Cases

Mumbai's Dharavi Area Reports 11 New Covid-19 Cases

Dharavi, India's biggest slum colony, was earlier cited by the WHO for its efficient response to the virus


05 September 2020
Teacher's Day 2020

Teacher's Day 2020

In India, Teachers' Day is celebrated annually on September 5 to mark the birthday of the country's former President, scholar, philosopher and Bharat Ratna...


03 September 2020
SC Directs Removal Of 48,000 Slum Dwellings Along Rail Tracks In Delhi In Three Months

SC Directs Removal Of 48,000 Slum Dwellings Along Rail Tracks In Delhi In Three Months

The top court also restrained any court from granting any kind of stay with respect to removal of encroachments in the area and said in case any interim order...


18 June 2020
COVID-19: Are Slums In India Conducive For The Outbreak?

COVID-19: Are Slums In India Conducive For The Outbreak?

Overcrowding in slums makes social distancing and self-quarantine quixotic, and place the slum dwellers at an increased risk of contracting an infection.


13 May 2020
Lockdown Woes: Former Indian University Athlete Prajakta Godbole Fighting Hunger In Nagpur Slum

Lockdown Woes: Former Indian University Athlete Prajakta Godbole Fighting Hunger In Nagpur Slum

Prajakta Godbole's father Vilas earlier worked as a security guard but met with an accident and is paralysed now. Her mother Aruna used to work as a cook at a...


22 February 2020
Ahead of Donald Trump's Visit to Gujarat, 45 Families in Slum Asked To Evacuate

Ahead of Donald Trump's Visit to Gujarat, 45 Families in Slum Asked To Evacuate

PM Modi and Trump are scheduled to address over one lakh people at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera on February 24, as part of the "Namaste Trump" event.


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13 September 2019
Can A Mobile Teaching Kitchen Target Malnutrition?

Can A Mobile Teaching Kitchen Target Malnutrition?

The inspiring story of a field study from the City of Joy, where slum women led the flagship project as budding micro-entrepreneurs



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