90ft in the morning/afternoon.Going to 90ft in the morning is completely the opposite of night. on this morning, we saw different people taking tea, reading newspaper, opening their shop and getting ready for the day. One thing that is surprising is that the road is being cleaned up every morning. By afternoon, the road is getting busier in terms of activities and the informal shops are getting ready for the night business. A lot of people are in the shops eating and people do stay under shaded trees or area working. The iron bender is bending iron, the mechanic repairing cars, the carpenter nailing wood, and the store selling goods.
lecture from Sharad mahajan
In the morning, we received a lecture from sharad mahajan (architect/planner). In the redevelopment plan, his major work was to collect information and work for the developers who will pay him. After getting information about dharavi, he emphasized that planning is beyond architect. For example, If they block the railway or waterway, Mumbai will stop. It’s a democratic city unlike Pakistan.
lecture from Kalparna Sharma
lecture from Kalparna Sharma
At night we received a lecture from Kalparna Sharma, a journalist and the writer of Telling the story of dharavi.
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I think interacting with Kalpana Sharma was really fruitful in terms of understanding the approach to deal with a place like Dharavi..i remember her saying that in order to know what the people in Dharavi really think, you need to permeate through many misleading membranes, which would give you things that you are programmed to expect..
and the architect's name is Sharad Mahajan
Yes, Kalpana spoke a lot, though i was very sleepy that day but i am reading her book now. thank for the spelling correction
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