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Tucked away in Sangam Gully, is Trissha's tattoo studio. She is a friendly woman, with a warm demeanour and a knack for challenging herself. Step into her studio to get a glimpse into the everyday life of an artist and the unspoken reliability of community.

Through Mary Maushi’s steel dabbas, this story follows the daily journey of a home-cooked Koli meal from her kitchen in Dharavi Koliwada to the shared lunch table at urbz. Along the way, it explores food, inherited knowledge, and the conversations that unfold around a meal

Anil Chawda, owner of Khushi Tailor, is a friendly, multilingual man, who enjoys his work-life balance, cricket, and the occasional beer!

What happens when a home is also a workshop, a storeroom, and the centre of a livelihood? Step inside Bashir Ahmed's tool-house, where stacks of wood and velvet become jewellery boxes, while home and work remain inseparable parts of everyday life.

From a small porch in Koliwada, Laxmi Vaity strings flowers, shares conversations, and nurtures the relationships that shape her everyday life. A glimpse into a community where home extends far beyond four walls.

On a scorching summer afternoon, when the weather greeted us so badly, this sweet family welcomed us, distracting us from the heat with their warmth! That, and the wonderful smell of vadas too...

This compilation of prose and poetry emerges from the most incredible time spent in Dharavi working with urbz Mumbai.

 

Abhay Narasimhan

This compilation of prose and poetry emerges from the most incredible time I spent in Dharavi working with urbz Mumbai.

How Dharavi exposes the Limits of Professionalism with each frame...

An interview with Liron Shalit, our filmmaker-in-residence. He is an award-winning documentary filmmaker focused on social issues, human rights, and ethical urbanism. Recently, the urbz office hosted a screening of his film Living Euljiro that traces the neglected losses of those living within a centuries-old district of maze-like alleys at the heart of Seoul (Synopsis). We speak to him about his