What Mumbai Stands to Lose When Chawls Turn to Skyscrapers
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What Mumbai Stands to Lose When Chawls Turn to Skyscrapers

As Mumbai undergoes redevelopment, skyscrapers are taking the place of the city’s old chawls. For the people living in these 10x10 pigeonholes, it means moving into apartments with a toilet inside the house. It also means giving up the bonhomie and security that living in a chawl affords.
My Bai, My Bae
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My Bai, My Bae

Lalita isn’t my bai; she is my bae. Women like Lalita empower privileged women like us by taking over domestic responsibilities and cutting out all the scutwork we should be doing.