60 years ago, my mother came from Bijapur to Mumbai to sell her self-made baskets. Transit Camp didn't exist yet; there was only marshland here. Then the BMC came to fill up the land for construction, but my mother already lived here in a hut.Now she lives in a house with me and 20 people from the family. Only 10 years ago, we were still living in huts. But the conditions were very poor and unsafe; lots of dogs entered our homes. This is the best place to live because we are very close to the train stations. That is really important for our work; we make brooms. But my oldest son works at the BMC; he also needs to travel a lot.
Mumbai?? I never go outside Dharavi.Here the children can play, and it's safe, because I can keep an eye on them and they know the place.
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