Bhau Korde is urbz' mentor and advisor. He was born and raised in Dharavi and has spent most of his life fighting for communal harmony and human development.
Bhau Korde was born and raised in Dharavi, Mumbai. He is an educator who fought for the right for a good public education. In the aftermat of the Mumbai Riots, which affected many parts of Mumbai including Dharavi, he created the Communal Harmony Movement with Waqar Khan which helped reuniting Hindus and Muslims. He has been an advisor and a mentor to urbz since its early days. He is regularly invited to speak about his lifelong work in Dharavi. He lectured at Columbia University in New York and was a honorable guest of the Sao Paulo Municipality for the Sao Paulo Calling event. In 2017 he gave a TEDxDharavi talk.
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The ABCD of Koliwada
urbz has spent the last fifteen years in the neighbourhood of Dharavi, actively participating in the user-driven evolution of its material and social life. This has given us the confidence to conceptualise and embark on a project called “The ABCD of Dharavi Koliwada” - An Action Based Comprehensive Development Plan that aims to support the incremental development of the neighbourhood.
