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Oct 08 2021

Weaving our way through Zari workshops

In the third part of this series, we explored the elaborate process that goes into embroidery (locally known as zari work).

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Sep 24 2021

The Making of Leather Goods

In the second part of this series, we explore two leather workshops near the 90 feet road in Dharavi, to understand where and how all processes in the creation of leather products are carried out.

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Sep 14 2021

A day's work at Kumbharwada

In a new series, we re-explore the homegrown streets of Dharavi in search of local arts and crafts. First in the series- Dharavi's famous Kumbharwada

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Jun 28 2021

Made in Dharavi : A digital scheme for SME’s

Digitalization can transform how SMEs operate in Dharavi. Made in Dharavi is a digital application that will support small-scale businesses in Dharavi to make them locally productive and globally connected.

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May 07 2021

New Horizons

 How can social and digital empowerment fuel positive growth for Dharavi's SMEs?

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Small and Medium Enterprises
economy
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Apr 16 2021

Spatial dimension of businesses in Dharavi

Dharavi is a prime real estate location due to its closeness to public transport systems, business districts, as well as ecological hotspots. The proximity of living quarters to where individuals work, often from within households, brings both benefits and challenges to households and businesses.

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Apr 02 2021

Supply Chain Networks

Dharavi is a frenetic engine of entrepreneurship characterized by variety, innovation, recycling, and reuse. While the Indian economy is in a historic slump that is predicted to take years to recover, residents and workers in Dharavi are starting to return to the city as industries and their allied supply chains are beginning to open up.

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Small and Medium Enterprises
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Mar 26 2021

Social and Economic Resilience in Dharavi

Dharavi embodies an efficient pre-industrial live-work paradigm. This is now desired and interpreted in post-industrial societies, and more so in the Covid-19 era, as a sustainable lifestyle.

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Jun 27 2018

"Without travel and fun, what is the point of all this hard work?"

Tvisha is a school teacher from Dharavi who talks about the difference in private and public education in Dharavi, and her experience living there.*

 

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