Abitanti d'Asia
In the Heart of Bombay: the Dharavi Slum
One of the ways to enter Dharavi, from the Mahim train station
Valérie FERNANDO
- 05 / 2009The Dharavi slum, situated in the heart of Greater Bombay, and the massive redevelopment project that aims to turn it into a swanky neighborhood for the well-off middle class, is a perfect example of the ultra-liberal leanings of the Indian political class as a whole, which remains persistently deaf and blind to the needs of the poor, who nevertheless represent more than 60% of the population of the Indian megalopolis. A further look: