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Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum
Harvard Business School, 29 July 2009
"Can you believe it? This was our slum. We lived just there. Now it is business, apartments, call centers... India is at the center of the world... And I am at the center of the center" -- Quote from Slumdog Millionaire
Profit-led visions of the redevelopment of Dharavi
UCL Bartlett DPU, 22 November 2011
Over the past several years, interest surrounding Dharavi’s redevelopment has transcended the boundaries of the directly invested actors, expanding into the public consciousness through national and international news.
Building New Ecosystems’ in Mumbai’s Slums
CQ Researcher, April 2009
Slum rehabilitation is a challenge that has moved beyond the realm of charity or meager governmental budgets. It requires a pragmatic and robust financial model and a holistic approach to achieve sustainability.
Building New Ecosystems’ in Mumbai’s Slums
Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, 6 September 2007
Can cities cope with rampant growth? Will redevelopment of the Dharavi slum improve residents' lives?e
Contested Urbanism in Dharavi
2013, The Bartlett | Development Planning Unit
This not-so-small pamphlet draws from first-hand experience, research, and critical practices that have sought to investigate a 175 hectares swatch of land in the middle of Mumbai that is home to over 1 million inhabitants.
Building New Ecosystems’ in Mumbai’s Slums
Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, 6 September 2007
Can cities cope with rampant growth? Will redevelopment of the Dharavi slum improve residents' lives?
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Media
- Over 500 Articles printed in Indian Media
- Articles printed in Media across the globe
- World telecasted Interview on
- Slum song – CD produced by MMPCPL and released by Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation,
- Government of India as slum song.
- Speech at FilmFare award function 2009.
Inside the Slums
The Economist, 27 January 2005
Mumbai is at the heart of India's growing economic power. But it is also the place where many of the subcontinent's paradoxes can be found in close quarters. Billionaires, Bollywood stars and slum dwellers all want to be part of the new India.
Makeover for Asia's largest slum
Gulf News, 19 September 2003
Mumbai is at the heart of India's growing economic power. But it is also the place where many of the subcontinent's paradoxes can be found in close quarters. Billionaires, Bollywood stars and slum dwellers all want to be part of the new India.
Mumbai's slum life poses world problem
BBC News, 26 February 2008
Mumbai is at the heart of India's growing economic power. But it is also the place where many of the subcontinent's paradoxes can be found in close quarters. Billionaires, Bollywood stars and slum dwellers all want to be part of the new India.
The Paradox of Mumbai: Slums, Stocks, Stars and the New India
Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, 6 September 2007
Mumbai is at the heart of India's growing economic power. But it is also the place where many of the subcontinent's paradoxes can be found in close quarters. Billionaires, Bollywood stars and slum dwellers all want to be part of the new India.
Dharavi: Mumbai's Shadow City
2013, The Bartlett | Development Planning Unit
At first glance, Mumbai's Dharavi slum would not strike anyone as prime real estate. Roughly 600,000 people live in the square-mile warren of rickety shacks and sewage-choked gutters, with one toilet for every 1,440 residents.
Mumbai's slum solution?
Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, 6 September 2007
Mumbai is at the heart of India's growing economic power. But it is also the place where many of the subcontinent's paradoxes can be found in close quarters. Billionaires, Bollywood stars and slum dwellers all want to be part of the new India.
Meet new slum lord of India
DNA India, 12 May 2006
Mumbai is at the heart of India's growing economic power. But it is also the place where many of the subcontinent's paradoxes can be found in close quarters. Billionaires, Bollywood stars and slum dwellers all want to be part of the new India.
Squalor sits on prime real estate
The Globe And Mail, 25 June 2007
Mumbai is at the heart of India's growing economic power. But it is also the place where many of the subcontinent's paradoxes can be found in close quarters. Billionaires, Bollywood stars and slum dwellers all want to be part of the new India.
Mumbai's slum life poses world problem
BBC News, 26 February 2008
Mumbai is at the heart of India's growing economic power. But it is also the place where many of the subcontinent's paradoxes can be found in close quarters. Billionaires, Bollywood stars and slum dwellers all want to be part of the new India.