To battle the Covid-19 pandemic effectively, India’s government must help citizens help themselves

As the experience of Mumbai’s fishers shows, the top-down approach to relief efforts has hindered community efforts to keep themselves safe.

D Parthasarathy

· Jul 29, 2020 · 07:30 am

Pandemic governance in Mumbai: Who is actually responsible for disaster management in the city?

The patchwork of institutions assembled to manage the Covid-19 crisis failed the most vulnerable.

Amita Bhide

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Mahesh Kamble

· Jul 28, 2020 · 07:30 am

As hunger grows, Mumbai’s community kitchens may hold lessons on ensuring nutrition for the poor

The humane, empathetic approach adopted by grassroots-level kitchens enabled stranded migrants to feel respected.

Ratoola Kundu

· Jul 27, 2020 · 07:30 am

In Mumbai’s small manufacturing neighbourhoods, broken supply chains, rent burdens hamper recovery

The problems faced by the owners of units in Khairani Road hub offer a sense of what India’s policy makers must do to get the economy back on the road.

Raghav Mehrotra

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Maansi Parpiani

· Jul 25, 2020 · 03:30 pm

For Indian cities to be resilient against disease, housing codes for the poor must not be diluted

Mumbai’s slum rehabilitation projects demonstrate the callousness of relaxing standards for density and ventilation.

Malini Krishnankutty

· Jul 24, 2020 · 07:30 am

To help cities rebound from Covid-19, India must rediscover the social ballet of the streets

A road is a mere instrument for getting us from point A to point B. But a street is a living space.

Himanshu Burte

· Jul 23, 2020 · 06:30 am

What mapping Mumbai’s Covid-19 relief work reveals about inequality in services and ‘slow violence’

Urban planning has made the city’s most vulnerable people invisible. But for Mumbai to be resilient, they need to be in the driver’s seat.

Lalitha Kamath

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Sanjana Krishnan

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Purva Dewoolkar

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Avinash Kaur Bons

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Aradhana Paralikar

· Jul 21, 2020 · 05:30 pm

How strong is the link between Mumbai’s slums and the spread of the coronavirus?

Is slum redevelopment the best way to guarantee the city’s long-term health?

Hussain Indorewala and Shweta Wagh

· Jul 20, 2020 · 09:00 am