Dharavi Slums - Mumbai


The Dharavi is the most well-known and largest slum in Mumbai, often cited as one of the largest in Asia and the world, housing approximately 1 million people. Located between Sion and Mahim, it is a densely populated, 2.1–2.39 km² area known for its vibrant informal economy, including recycling, leather, and textiles

A barber cuts a customer's hair in a vintage black and white barbershop scene.
Hands chopping red onions with two knives into a large orange bowl.
A street vendor in a white shirt prepares food at an outdoor market stall.
Workers sorting through piles of plastic waste in a recycling facility.
Two smiling men giving thumbs up near bags of collected recyclable waste.
Portrait of an elderly Indian man with glasses and tilak mark on forehead.
Two men handling goods near a truck at a busy outdoor market.
A mustachioed shopkeeper smiles in his store surrounded by spice packets.
A young tailor in a tank top smiles while working at a sewing machine.
A young Indian laborer in a white tank top rests in a black and white portrait.
Young Indian man in red sleeveless shirt sitting in a workshop surrounded by metal materials.
Elderly Indian man sitting cross-legged on floor in cluttered workshop holding a tool.
Indian tricolor flag mounted on a cracked weathered white wall with wooden beams.
Black and white photo of bearded barber cutting hair in a small barbershop.
Vintage rusty bicycle with Indian tricolor flag leaning against worn metal door.