Dharavi Slum, Mumbai

Nothing like us both reading Shanataram, and watching Slumdog Millionaire to grow our curiosity about Mumbai's slum.
We found a ln AirBNB tour run by Hitesh https://www.airbnb.com/l/saRXuJiF
who'd grown up in Dharavi. Mumbai's largest slum.
This was a morning we will never forget.

40% of Mumbai's estimated population of 22 million live within in cities slums.
Throughout greater Mumbai, approximately 30,000 people live per square kilometre.
Within Dharavi, 570,000 people live per square
Since 1995, people living in formal properties can own their homes, pay for power and electricity, and have water available for 4 hours a day.
Amazon and Uber go there too!

TBC

And ppl can own.. pay power, electricity 

Mumbai mafia

Amazon, uber goes there

Birth place is more important than heaven

17 schools free grade1-10 unform, 1 meal mill and biscuit

65 kids per class.

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