Welcome Readers in the blog post "Dharavi: Slum of Mumbai
Aspiration of 21 Century”! Let’s take look into deeper insight of International
Level Biggest Slums may world’s third largest slums. This blog post is
dedicated to residents of Dharavi who create their identity internationally.
Usually slums are recognizing are highly populated urban area of
characteristics of poverty. Characteristics of all slums are there are not
like not enough toilets, not enough water, not enough space, narrow lanes;
ramshackle buildings, open sewers and these open sewers always become
playgrounds for children. All this thing you can see in this slum. This
slum is not only slum but a unique community in addition to as an example of
multicultural nature. Surely, this slum is figure that count worldwide so
it is necessary to look at the international figures of slums that are
recognize are as follows: -
‘Orangi Town’ in Karachi, Pakistan Population 2400000
‘Neza’, Mexico Population 1200000
‘Dharavi’, Mumbai, India Population 1000000 per 2.1 square kilometer
Why Slum of Dharavi is so important
This slum is a hidden market where unskilled human turns into
skilled labour and that turns India's largest slum into a aspiration business
regional slum with approximately 20,000 small-scale manufacturing
units. In this slum reported to employ approximately 250,000 people
according to local peoples. It has been in the limelight a number of times many
reasons. Many books are written and many films picture of this slum is about
unique, vibrant, couple with thriving 'cottage' industry complex, the only one
of its kind in the world. May be in this slum misery is everywhere but people
here do not speak of being miserable. People speak about trying to get ahead.
Under all miserable conditions, they believe in hardship &
entrepreneurship. This slum is only slum that is example of self-sufficient,
self-sustaining 'village' community. Here peoples usually seen to be
speaking more than 18 languages. According to local municipal data, this slum
is slum where 60 primarily schools 13 secondary schools and 8 private schools
where literacy rate is 69%. This slum is a place where you can see
youngsters practicing playing rap songs. Now days craze of slum Tourism
in this slum is on the rise among foreign tourism. It is not
difficult to say that ‘Dharavi slum tourism’ now become India's favorite
sustainable travel experience that may be beat the iconic Taj Mahal Tourism.
What is Dharavi slum facts?
This slum is more than slum being despite of its harsh social,
health and economic conditions of slum may be called ‘Slum of Aspiration’. This
slum is self-created special economic zone made by the poor, of the poor and
for the poor. It is special type of entrepreneur slum hub. This slum is
a place where entrepreneurship and business works in every hut & house
where every family is involved in businesses. In this slum each business is
owned generation after generation. This slum create its international identity
without governmental effort to plan or invest in any infrastructure. This slum
is real sense of community building and togetherness inside. This slum have a
skilled labor force, as well as cheap costs for workshops and workers, and
informal networks between suppliers, middlemen and workshops we can see there.
History of formation of Dharavi area
Koliwada
At present days this slum is located in the heart of India's
financial capital that is Mumbai said to be city within the city is close to
the Bandra Kurla Complex, which is one of the richest business hubs in Asia.
This slumis considering unique informal human settlement. This slum is firstly
inhabitant at Mahim Creek which is northernmost tip of the island of Parel.
Former Mumbai is Island that is made up of 7 islands. Mahim creek is one of
them which area was of creeks, Mangroves swamps. This slum is habitant for Koli
peoples of fishing community firstly which provided their livelihood for
hundreds of years which became a fishing village. That Koliwada shows its
presence in Dharavi till date.
Kala Killa
British built the Riwa Fort at this slum in 1737 which is now days
called as Kala Killa for the military security pursue. At present this Kala
Killa is in ruin stage. Major part of This slum is surrounded Kala Killa region
& Ahshok Mill Compound.
Reclamation of Creeks of Mumbai Islands
Due to urbanization of Mumbai all the seven islands were joined,
swamp filled natural and man-made requirements. In source of livelihood most
Koli community started migration from Mahim Creek and dispersed towards
brighter locations nearby 1850s, after decades of urban growth under East
India Company.
Formation of Dharavi slum
Formation of this slum was started in 1884 during
the British colonial era in Mahim creek. This area started for use as continued
to serve as waste-dumping grounds for newly formed Bombay Presidency under East
India Company. The first tannery transferred from peninsular Bombay into this
slum. Urbanization of Bombay started to it become
industrialized, tanners began settling in the area. Manufacturing &
processing of Products regarding horses & military infantry started in this
area. Drawn by search for a job & livelihood, migration started from rural
India to this slum Migrants began arriving & worked with leather are mostly
from dispersed caste of Hindu & Muslim community. This is starting of
economic revolution of poor migrants’ inhabitant slum to International identify
slum.
What is Dharavi famous for
Identity of slums like narrow dirty lanes, open sewers, without
provision for sanitation, drains, safe drinking water, roads or other basic
services of this slum overcome obstacles & create the
human settlement in the history. This slum is notorious but become great
example of successful settlement with a vibrant multi-religious, multi-ethnic,
and diverse community and economy growth of the poor by the poor migrants.
Mumbai formerly known as Bombay continued to grow due to rural migrants looking
for jobs as a result in the city small scale factories grew up. There and small
huts convert as small-scale household manufacturing business operations.
Productive activity started takes place in nearly every home; each house will
have a ground floor and an additional floor for business activity. Terrace and
a courtyard also used for these home-based business activities. This slum is
Slum with miracle a literacy rate of 69% of various spoken language, of various
religions like 63% all lower class Hindu religion, Muslim 30%, Christian 6%
mostly religious conversion by Koli Fishermen community, Buddhist 1% with
Marathi & Hindi mostly spoken & understood in this slum.
Business in Dharavi
Manufacturing of Dentures or Artificial teeth
Manufacturing of Dentures or Artificial Teeth & supplied to well-known
Dentist of Mumbai & nearby mumbai.
@Saisha Dant Kala, near Kumbharwada signal of this slum
Whatsapp 9930251958/9870136828
Dharavi Leather Market
This slum is basically establishing
for leather work by British rule. This slum cannot separate from Leather
Industry. In this leather processing animal skin like Sheep, Buffal , Goat
collected from slaughter houses for processing into leather. This slum provides
leather for limelight big lifestyle and luxury products brands from Zara and
Giorgio Armani to local brands. All leather products are process and
manufactured at this slum. Later on leather unit like tanneries was ban for
environmental reasons nearby 2015 Maharashtra government order & leather
tanneries shifted to Kanpur and Chennai.
Dharavi Pottery business of Kumbharwada & women entrepreneurship in
Dharavi
Kumbharwada is symbolism of women entrepreneurship in this slum
which is neighbourhood in this slum at 90feet road. Kumbharwada is area of
Pottery of clay manufacturing. Nearby 120 kilns and workshops are in
Kumbharwada. Potters are mostly from Saurashtra and Kutch region migrated
people of India. Finished items you can see displayed along the streets of 90feet
road of Kumbharwada. Kumbharwada show a good example of women entrepreneurship
in this slum.
Dharavi Recycling Industry: Processing recyclable waste from other parts
Dharavi economy runs on recycling and Mumbai’s plastic waste which
is recycled at this slumin Jalil Compound near Mahim. Nothing is wasted in this
slum. Waste material reuse in manufacturing of other small material which
has sellable value. This slum is expert in buying your crap from city and sell
it back to you for a profit! Plastic recycle is one example of best from the
waste in this slum.
Manufacture clothing - Bareilly Compound Dharavi area
Several families mostly from Bareilly Compound & Jalil Compound
involves in cloth processing like wooden block having a desired pattern on the
cloth.
Food of Dharavi
Idilis, wada & Dosa provides regular meals not migrant labor but
local people of all over Mumbai also. All the Idili & Dosa hawkers are
mostly residents of this slum. Idili & Wada hawkers mostly comes from this
slum. There is large number of factories of manufacturing idilis & wada
which process starts early in the mid night nearby 2 AM.
Manufacturing of corporate Gifting Items in Dharavi area
Manufacturing of promotional gifting product which is available in
all shapes, sizes and designs where you can be engraving your brand’s logo and
message for your business promotions.
Conclusion
At rest in conclusion, above all entrepreneurship of one slum
overcome from all misery, there is dark side of this slum also. Although this
slum is self-created special economic zone, although as tourist point of view
This slum is a place is fascinating and inspiring, but human point of view it
is not so good. As matter of fact, there is lacks any kind of infrastructure,
like roads, public conveniences, and toilets. People use common latrines and
water taps. Labours from six to ten in numbers lives into a single, tiny room.
Slum always suffer in every pandemic from several years. Nearby Government Sion
hospital always full with residents of this slum. Government of Maharashtra is
taking initiative to redevelop the Slum. This is good decision taken by
government to give good infrastructure to the residents of Slum. But here is
one fear also because of land of Dharavi is prime real estate location, in the
redevelopment process home base small businesses may get over. In Dharavi
‘History may be repeat itself again’. Dharavi slum formation done by migration
of people to this slumbut after 'Dharavi Redevelopment Project' migration of
skilled worker from Dharavi may be start outside Dharavi in search of another
place and there is possibility that this slumcan lose its International unique
identity. This blog post is dedicated to residents of this slum who lived long
decade and established its identity internationally. I am eye witness of
present of this slum to future of Dharavi. I will be the eye witness this
future transformation of this slum. I like to state that I work as entrepreneur
in Dharavi. I hope that, I will again come back to you with new blog post on
Dharavi after transformation of Dharavi completes. Keep reading! Thank you.
@Team AriyaBiz
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