The number of religious sites in Dharavi is practically infinite. Small shrines and large temples dot the courtyards and roadsides with incredible density. Unlike planned areas of Mumbai, Dharavi offers the opportunity to understand how the built form of religion is expressed without formal limits.
Many of the temples in Dharavi are said to have been [...]

Walking on Mahatma Gandhi Road seemed like being part of a big never ending real time movie. This is the heart of Dharavi, the heart of Mumbai! My nose was filed with a mix of smells of samosa, chai – and lots of dust.

Along the road you can buy everything you can think of. [...]

URBZ members Rahul and Matias spent a week in Bangalore at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements and discussed the future of Indian cities along with 39 participants from all over the country and 21 faculty members. In addition to giving a lecture on “Citizenship and Activism”, we also facilitated two groups of participants through [...]