Covid-19 And The City
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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
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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 & Mahesh Kamble
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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
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Watch: This is the first video posted on YouTube – fifteen years ago
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Opinion: What Nidhi Razdan phishing case and Arnab Goswami chats tell us about Indian media today
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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When did Bhishma die? A reading of the Mahabharata reveals a startling possibility
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Going vegan is good for the planet. But is it good for you?
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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 & Maansi Parpiani
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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
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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
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Watch: Protesters calling for Alexei Navalny’s release fill up Moscow’s Pushkin Square
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‘Check out my official regal merch’: Watch this amusing parody of The Queen from ‘Death to 2020’
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Eco India, Episode 96: Is environmentally-friendly food-for-all still a distant dream?
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Watch: The arduous journey of a lorry driver struggling with endless delays due to Brexit
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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, Sanjana Krishnan, Purva Dewoolkar, Avinash Kaur Bons & Aradhana Paralikar
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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