Mumbai On The Margins

Residents of Mumbai’s poorest slums know polls won’t change a thing for them – but they vote in hope

Elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, India’s richest civic body, will be held on Tuesday.

Smruti Koppikar
· Feb 21, 2017 · 09:00 am
Give us homes, give us schools, give us gardens, say residents of Mumbai’s poorest slums

The fortunes of M-East ward depend on the benevolence and imagination of the municipal corporation, which is due for elections on February 21.

Smruti Koppikar
· Feb 18, 2017 · 09:00 am
In Mumbai’s poorest slums, water and sanitation carry a steep price tag – sometimes death

Seven people have died over the past three months while lining up to use the toilet.

Smruti Koppikar
· Feb 15, 2017 · 09:00 am

‘Shah Rukh won’t shake my hands, see how they smell’: The stench of despair from Mumbai’s underbelly

With the civic body elections round the corner, M-East ward, the poorest part of the city, is back in focus.

Smruti Koppikar
· Feb 11, 2017 · 09:00 am