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HomeGENRE: Features

GENRE: Features

Anecdotal, illustrative narratives to interpret news and current trends creatively

used clothes sold on the street at a market
Economy

Mumbai’s used clothes market waits for stability and recognition

January 2, 2023 Hepzi Anthony

A glimpse into the used clothes market at Marol, the challenges the sellers face in this sector and who their customers are.

Men standing on the road
Economy

Workers at labour nakas in Thane mirror an unpredictable, exploitative system

December 22, 2022 Lalita T

Construction workers and other daily wage workers gather at labour nakas everyday. Their work is highly strenuous, yet underpaid.

lion staring at the camera
Environment

Lion safari in Sanjay Gandhi National Park to re-open with newcomers from Gujarat

December 20, 2022 Hepzi Anthony

The Lion Safari will soon restart at the SGNP as part of the Animal Exchange Programme with the Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden in Gujarat.

Fisher women selling dried fish in Mumbai
Infrastructure

Mumbai’s oldest dry fish market struggles to retain its distinct identity

December 9, 2022 Hepzi Anthony

The dried fish market of Andheri might be the oldest, but its inhabitants, the Kolis, are fighting to stand their ground amidst rapid development.

settlement along Mithi river
Environment

Photo essay: A look at urban settlements along the Mithi river

November 22, 2022 Kartiki Naik/WRI India, Sahil Kanekar/WRI India and Abhijit Waghre

Essay on the urban settlements and constructions along the Mithi river which affect the health and flood resilience of the river.

Large plastic sacks with different kinds of plastic bottles filled inside them
Waste Management

Photo story: Inside a dry waste segregation centre in Mumbai

September 14, 2022 Sabah Virani

The 46 dry waste segregation centres in Mumbai prepare dry waste collected from houses for recycling. A glimpse of the proceedings at one of them.

Members of Samata Kala Mach are dressed in blue with a red coloured clot belt around their waist. They are singing with a mic and are spread out in two groups.
Environment

Marathi poems and songs are driving the ‘Save Aarey’ movement

August 30, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar

The BJP-led Maharashtra government’s move to shift the car shed for metro line 3 back to Aarey forest has reignited the Save Aarey movement.

A man is rowing the boat
Society

A look at Colaba Koliwada’s Narali Purnima celebrations

August 23, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar

Narali Purnima is closely linked to the Koli identity. It represents their heritage and their hope for a better tomorrow.

Mumbai written in yellow tape on a brick wall background
Infrastructure

Looking at Mumbai through its building regulations

August 3, 2022 Sabah Virani

The history of building regulations over the past century in Mumbai, through health and sickness, is a continuing, but failed, attempt at slum clearance.

view of the signboard of a school in mumbai
Education

Inside a verification centre on the last day for Right to Education (RTE) admissions

July 8, 2022 Sabah Virani

In the last moments to confirm admissions under Right To Education, a few parents recount their experiences with RTE verification.

People walking and sitting under a flyover turned into a public space under tactical urbanism
Infrastructure

How tactical urbanism is transforming Mumbai, bit by bit

June 27, 2022 Sabah Virani

With a series of small low-cost changes to the urbanscape, the BMC’s tactical urbanism drive seeks to improve the experience of life in the city.

medical teachers at strike in the JJ Hospital
Health

Strikes in government hospitals may be over, but demands of medical teachers unmet

May 27, 2022 Radha Puranik

In the backdrop of the state medical teachers’ strikes, doctors at JJ Hospital in Mumbai claim that their demands remain unfulfilled.

women and children in a slum in mumbai fill water for the day
Water Supply

BMC’s ‘Water For All’ policy promises greater access to water. Can it deliver?

May 16, 2022 Sabah Virani

The BMC’s new water policy promises legal water supply for all, including slum dwellers, the homeless and buildings without OCs. But some gaps remain.

a street vendor in mumbai ties a handkerchief around his head
Environment

Photos: Heat mitigation on the streets of Mumbai

May 5, 2022 Radha Puranik

As the heatwave in the country continues, street vendors in Mumbai adopt unique mitigation strategies to help them cope in difficult conditions.

A camera in the foreground and the focus puller in the background, checking his lens markings
Economy

Photos: The livelihoods of cine workers in Mumbai

April 18, 2022 Sabah Virani

The film industry thrives on daily-wage labour. Cine workers in Mumbai are slowly returning to sets, and with that may come a boost in their daily income.

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