Ananya & Mohadassa Syed (Ananya is a student of Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts and Mohadassa a student of Mumbai University) A walk on the frenzied streets of Bhindi Bazaar raised a strange, tickling realization within me. I was an outsider, a detached observer who unintentionally found herself at a…
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Cinema of Resistance, Mumbai Chapter begins
Additti Munshi Subsequent to the advent of the New Economic Policy adopted in 1990s, the government of India has portrayed industrialisation as the only weapon to overcome poverty in the country. A similar stance has been used for the resource rich Odisha, where the state government has been involved in the process of…
Colors of Cage and Prom
For the first time, Tata Institute of Social Sciences campus, Mumbai, hosted a prom night. The event was organized by the student’s union on 23rd December 2015. The color scheme for the costumes was red & black.
‘Housing for All’ one one hand and Evicting Slum Dwellers on other
सरकार का 2022 तक घर देने का वादा |When government promised ‘Housing or all by 2022 फिर क्यों है गरीबों के घर तोड़ने का इरादा?| Then why intended to demolish houses of poor? Bilal Khan (writer is volunteer of Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan in Mumbai, who fights for housing…
Mumbai and Shanghai- A tale of two cities
Sanjana Krishnan Alumnus St. Xavier College, Mumbai 10 years ago, the Maharashtra Government promised to make Mumbai like Shanghai. From a slum ridden, poor city in 1990, by 2005, it had become the epitome for transformation. The Mumbai to Shanghai phrase caught on like fire, generating huge amounts of excitement…
No Mangroves for Rich Men!
Slums are seen to be indispensable to any urban city. They are informal settlements by people who mostly migrate from rural to urban areas in search for jobs and a better source of livelihood.
Idea of a City: Mumbai, Baltimore
The peasants of the country and the government authorities of Mumbai wait for one thing, which has eventually arrived: Monsoon. On one hand, it is the hope of production and on the other it is about destruction and demolition. There has been history of demolition with monsoon in Mumbai. The authorities…
Mumbai (Mandala) Establishment blues : 55 acres of Land on the way for reclaimation by slum dwellers
[accordion_slider id=”3″] Today at 6 a.m thousands of slum dwellers of Mandala started Avaas Satygraha to reclaim their land. The land where once they lived, where they had home. In 2004, their homes were demolished by the government. Some homes were also burnt by the ‘accidental’ fire. Since then…
Mumbai : Development Plan & Disability in M-ward
The Development plan (2014-2034) for Mumbai is all set to roll and the government has ensured full participation of every citizen of this state. Recent data shows that 10% of the Mumbai population experiences some form of disability or impairment and their participation in development plan is also a necessary factor to be taken into account.
Tuberculosis in M Ward, Mumbai: Between access and advocacy
Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide pandemic and the leading cause of death among HIV-infected people, says World Health Organization (WHO). Currently India’s DOTS (directly observed treatment-short course) programme is the largest and fastest expanding initiative in the world, in terms of patients initiated on treatment; and the second largest, in terms of population coverage.