Abstract
Govandi-Mankhurd is a suburb of Mumbai where slum dwellers from all over the city were relocated after their shanties were cleared for development works. The residents live with substandard infrastructure; lack of sanitation, clean air and privacy; and overcrowding. We all have seen crowded, unhygienic and non-gated spaces in and around our lives. We all have pondered why people suffer like this. Some of us feel privileged that we were born in affluent families and erase our questions with gratitude and indifference. Others respond with sharp questions for this inequitable distribution of resources. Therefore, Govandi-Mankhurd is not an exception rather it is a norm. This paper is an attempt to sharpen our questions to understand the structures of power; historical injustices; social hostilities and political decisions that create these unequal and deprivating environments.
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