Street Scene

Asia's Biggest Slum

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April 20th 2007
Bandra to Dharavi Dharavi - Asia's largest slum! Just a few kilometers from my apartment. One million residents crammed into 432 acres. Tin shacks stacked on tin shacks stacked on tin shacks. Open ditches that try to carry the sewage out of the slum. A constant crush of noise and people and smells. After all the incredible trips I've enjoyed, all the beautiful ... read more

Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai

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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