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Articles by Kavitha Iyer

About Kavitha Iyer
Kavitha Iyer has been a journalist for 21 years, including a long stint with The Indian Express. She has spent most of her career writing about those on the margins - slum dwellers, tribals, landless labourers, small farmers and women. Her first book Landscapes Of Loss: The Story of an Indian Drought (HarperCollins) was published in February 2021. It won the 2021 Tata LitLive Award for best first book in the non-fiction category. She was a 2021 Logan Nonfiction Program fellow.
Mumbai skyline, with the mills in the foreground
Infrastructure

The mills and a boom: A real estate transformation that left out locals

March 6, 2023 Kavitha Iyer

Mumbai’s mill lands were to be equitably divided into open space, affordable housing and commercial use. The drive for profit has taken precedence.

Silhouette of people sitting at marine drive during sunset. There are tall buildings, cover in smog, are also in the picture along with open skies.
Infrastructure

Urban planning in Mumbai: Who designs our city, and for whom?

January 19, 2023 Kavitha Iyer

What does urban planning mean for Mumbai? And how much of a say do the people of Mumbai have in how their city is built?

coastline filled with garbage
Environment

Six million in Mumbai’s slums are on the frontline of climate risk

December 16, 2022 Kavitha Iyer

Climate disasters plague Mumbai slums, where vulnerable groups fight for their livelihoods. Things are only getting worse.

People walking on the road
Environment

A quarter of Mumbai walks to work, and they’re more beaten down everyday

November 25, 2022 Kavitha Iyer

With frequent extreme weather events, those who walk to work are more vulnerable to health risks, accidents, and thus livelihood uncertainty.


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