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Mumbai Slums

  • What volunteering at food distribution drives taught a citizen about the lives of children in slums

    What volunteering at food distribution drives taught a citizen about the lives of children in slums

    Saloni Kapoor Kopal Khanna
    · Mar 28, 2025 · 01:30 pm
  • A new book brings stories from Govandi, Mumbai to show how marginalisation is effected in cities

    A new book brings stories from Govandi, Mumbai to show how marginalisation is effected in cities

    Nisha Nair-Gupta
    · Jul 30, 2024 · 01:30 pm
  • Why builder-driven ‘slum redevelopment’ won’t change the lives of Mumbai’s poorest residents

    Why builder-driven ‘slum redevelopment’ won’t change the lives of Mumbai’s poorest residents

    Shirish B Patel
    · Jun 02, 2024 · 07:30 am
  • Feeding the hungry is virtuous. But what we need is greater social security for the urban poor

    Feeding the hungry is virtuous. But what we need is greater social security for the urban poor

    Arun Kumar Diksha Shriyan
    · Apr 13, 2021 · 06:30 am
  • The vision of slum-free Indian cities needs to be viewed through the lens of inclusive development

    The vision of slum-free Indian cities needs to be viewed through the lens of inclusive development

    Rahul Kadri
    · Sep 19, 2020 · 07:30 am
  • Coronavirus: Two more positive cases from Mumbai’s Dharavi area, total count rises to seven

    Coronavirus: Two more positive cases from Mumbai’s Dharavi area, total count rises to seven

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 07, 2020 · 12:27 pm
  • ‘Not much we can do to keep ourselves safe’: Fear grips Mumbai’s slums as Covid-19 cases rise

    ‘Not much we can do to keep ourselves safe’: Fear grips Mumbai’s slums as Covid-19 cases rise

    Aarefa Johari
    · Apr 01, 2020 · 09:43 am
  • Video: Why half of Mumbai lives in slums even as 500,000 houses lie empty

    Video: Why half of Mumbai lives in slums even as 500,000 houses lie empty

    Shone Satheesh
    · May 13, 2018 · 10:17 am
  • Watch: Relocated slum residents in Mumbai are choking on a cocktail of lethal toxins

    Watch: Relocated slum residents in Mumbai are choking on a cocktail of lethal toxins

    Shone Satheesh
    · Dec 03, 2017 · 04:00 pm
  • Watch: This is how Mumbai’s poorest suffer from water shortage and contamination

    Watch: This is how Mumbai’s poorest suffer from water shortage and contamination

    Scroll Staff
    · May 29, 2017 · 08:00 pm