Dharavi Slum

Dharavi Slum (Mumbai)

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December 7th 2007
(Matt) A few days before returning to Mumbai we found out about Reality Tours and Travel. They organise ethical and sensitive tours of the Dharavi Slum, the biggest slum in Asia (1 million inhabitants in 1.7 sq km). Eighty percent of our fee went to a charity helping to improve conditions and the tour only visited people who were happy with small groups to be there. We started the day in the ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more