The task was to identify a particular slum in kolkata and develop a tour guide for the slum, with the class divided into groups of 3. myself, alejandra, and charlotte were in kolkata group. Kolkata, delhi and Mumbai are major cities in India, each with his own identity. kolkata is famous for culture, delhi for history and mumbai for films. Exploring the city of kolkata on google, google earth, net, in search of a particular slum is an endless search. The slums are so interwoven that it is difficult to define the boundary of a particular slum. one could say that both the formal and informal settlements are fused together in this city. maybe, the situation is similar in mumbai or not. when we get to dharavi, the largest slum in india, we will be able to tell.
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