Marwan Abubaker – Stories of Waste and Waste Workers

March 30, 2016

Waste Narratives in Bengaluru on 1st, 4th & 5th April, 2016

Hasiru Dala invites you for Waste Narratives being organized at Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Alternative Forum and Azim Premji University (Dates and Timing Mentioned Below). Waste Narratives is an evening comprising of public reading of the novel Bicycle Dreaming with the author Mridula Koshy, Conversations with the recyclers Akmal Pasha, Salma and Siddique, Mallika, … Continue reading Waste Narratives in Bengaluru on 1st, 4th & 5th April, 2016

November 16, 2015November 16, 2015

Rechristening Dharavi from Slum to Industrial Zone

Pinky Chandran “Mumbai is a crowd. Dharavi, with people oozing out of every crack and countless quarters of artisans and small industries, is often referred to as the throbbing heart of the city” – V.S. Naipaul Born and brought up in Bombay, like other Mumbaikars, I took Dharavi for granted. It was a place that … Continue reading Rechristening Dharavi from Slum to Industrial Zone

October 27, 2015October 28, 2015

Glimpses of Recycling in Dharavi

Pinky Chandran and Marwan Abubaker Dharavi: A city within a city Multi-ethnic, dynamic and entrepreneurial are just few adjectives that describe Dharavi. “At 3 sq km land area and over one million inhabitants, Dharavi is hailed is Asia’s biggest slum or “jhopad patti”, said Mohammed our guide, outside the walkway at Mahim West Railway Station. … Continue reading Glimpses of Recycling in Dharavi

August 18, 2015August 18, 2015

Exploring Nayandahalli as an Ecosystem Where Waste is Transformed in Resource

Notes from Nayandahalli ‘Cities are engines of growth’ is an old cliché statement. For economic growth and well being of mankind they consume the resources sourced from faraway lands and release matter termed as waste. It is imperative to frame the discourse of sustainability in cities around the questions of ‘flow of matter’ i.e. where … Continue reading Exploring Nayandahalli as an Ecosystem Where Waste is Transformed in Resource