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Leana Eckes
The Slum Stars is a 2017 Indian children's film directed by Sandeep Singh Bawa and produced by Harpreet Kaur Dhillon. The film has a multiple cast of debuting child-artists. The film was shot in and around Chandigarh, and in the Punjab and Rajasthan.[1]
The film is about a gang of innocent abandoned kids named Kahaniya, Gudiya and Chandu who lead troubled lives in slums. The Child trafficker; Ghutan, a local don and his keep Surma use their terror to sell these kids.[6] Ghutan is controlled by a bogus Swami a criminal who fakes himself as a spiritual leader.[7] Swami is led by Netaji, a greedy politician who has an upper hand in all the crimes.[4]
When Gudiya becomes one of the victim forced by Surma into sexual exploitation, these kids decide to run away from these people who are trying destroying their lives. They somehow travel from the city through dusty roads that lead them into a village in Rajasthan where they meet a Ghost. This ghost then helps the kids to teach Ghutan, Surma, Netaji and other criminal a lesson through his powers.[6]
On a recent trip to Mumbai, India, I took a tour of Dharavi, a slum located there. During the tour, which was a very eye-opening experience, I witnessed health hazards, inequality, and an area clamoring for solutions. This piece narrates my observation of the working and living conditions of people in Dharavi, and the problems and social injustices that they face. It explains the measures that Reality Tours, and its sister non-governmental organization (NGO), Reality Gives, are taking to alleviate some of the problems. Ultimately, the required solution to the problems facing those in Dharavi would be multifaceted, but further research and taking small steps can alleviate specific issues in this slum. This is an academic research article, and its purpose is not to judge the people, area, or organizations in India; rather, it aims to provide one viewpoint on a potential for positive change and development in this area.
In the factory area of Dharavi, there are many types of jobs available. The garment area reveals giant embroidery machines, where one person can do the work of ten workers. The leather works area shows the process from animal hide to final product. The tour guide would not disclose the brands that were exported from this area, but one could imagine from the styles and embroidery of the garments, handbags, belts, and other leatherwear, that products from high profile companies originate in this location. The factory area even has a soap manufacturing area, in which large pans drying brown-colored soap that, at first glance, looked like a sheet of chocolate cake, are cut into soap bars and distributed to Laundromats within Mumbai. Different snacks, such as puff pastry tea biscuits, and papadi, a crisp flatbread sundried on woven baskets, are also made there, and are sold within India, and around the world.
Some workers labor in toxic conditions without proper protection. A walk through these factories reveals workers operating sharp, heavy machinery without gloves or goggles, because the cramped conditions and extreme heat makes such protective gear unbearable to wear while working. There is no air conditioning, and while it was not the typical heavy rainfall or monsoon season in Mumbai when I visited, I cannot imagine how the heavy monsoons contribute to the hazardous conditions already present. More than likely, the areas within Dharavi would experience extreme flooding, since much of the area is not on high ground. At the aluminum factory, cans are melted into bars, and workers labor in a room with ventilation created by spaces between roof shingles, hardly safe from the aluminum toxins released openly into the air. The floors are often purely dirt, with dispersed nails, and sharp metal scraps scattered about. Walking through the factories required caution for those in our tour group, but often, workers work barefoot or with thin sandals that are hardly protective.
While some workers in the factories come from Mumbai, many others come from all other cities within India, just to find a job. They receive 150 rupees or $2.50 pay per month until they learn the proper skills and are paid progressively more, up to 6000 rupees or $100 per month. The minimum recommended amount of money for food per person per month (consuming a 2,000 calorie diet) in Mumbai averages $118 (Numbeo, 2014). Thus, workers in Dharavi do not even make enough money to cover basic food expenses for one person, and likely must spend less on food (thus, neglecting proper nutrition) in order to finance any other necessary expenses. The average monthly disposable income of a person working in Mumbai is $538, showing that there is a large income disparity among workers in Dharavi, compared to those in the greater city of Mumbai (Numbeo, 2014).
On the other side of the world, I live, work, and study in the comforts of a clean and safe college environment, and I see that the inequality that exists in Dharavi begs solving. The problem that exists in this and other slums is multifaceted. The first problem that I saw was the extreme overcrowding and overdevelopment of the land. The different factory rooms were all adjacent to each other, with operating machines leaving little extra space to navigate through the factory safely. Narrow alleyways zigzagged like a maze through the residential area, with the one-roomed homes tightly packed close together. Often, residents build second floors upon the already overcrowded first-levels, to rent to those looking for a living space. In combination with the population density within Dharavi, and the overcrowded, narrow streets, there is a potential for compromised safety in terms of building accidents, or motor vehicle and pedestrian collisions, on the narrow streets.
An overarching problem, the elephant in the room, is of course, poverty. Poverty exists in this slum, like many areas of India. Without economic security, families do not have the means to afford safe living areas, and may have no choice but to work in the hazardous conditions and under harsh, unfair labor practices. Support for the poor is a problem that is seen worldwide, and individuals and families often must choose to focus on having a secure job, and a stable income to afford necessities, rather than the environment in which they are living in.
So, what can be done? Focusing on research in any of the aforementioned areas can be a good starting point. The first step would be to find a way to ensure the problem does not continue to grow larger than it already is. There needs to be a way to control and stop the inequality and hazardous health and living conditions that already exist in Dharavi, from spreading. By conducting studies which compile and explain the living and working conditions and environmental and health hazards that workers and citizens are exposed to, preventive measures can be suggested and implemented. The second step would be to improve working and living conditions for the people there. If a solution could be found to decrease overcrowding and overdevelopment, it would be possible to simultaneously decrease health and safety risks. Improving sanitation in the slum could better the health of citizens, and increase longevity. The third step would be to encourage improvements within Dharavi, and implement ways to lift people out of poverty. This could help families focus on their health and lifestyle, rather than worrying about day-to-day necessities. Improved wages for workers would be one way in which to begin this process.
Reality Tours, which organizes the tour of Dharavi, is taking small steps to make a positive impact in this slum by donating 80% of profits to its sister NGO organization, Reality Gives. This NGO provides education, youth empowerment programs, computer courses, art classes, health clinics, and environmental programs to those in Dharavi. These programs help provide relief for those faced with health problems, and can decrease the mortality rate caused by infectious disease. The education for young children provided through the NGO can also inspire them to aspire to obtain jobs and housing outside the slum, which could lead to a better life in the future. More support for these organizations will continue to help those living in Dharavi. With more research, attention, and support for areas like Dharavi, the condition of this slum and others like it, can change. It will take time, but small steps can be taken so that one day, Dharavi and slums like it, can truly become five-star, by American standards.
MUMBAI, India - One of the impoverished child stars from "Slumdog Millionaire" will move from his shanty home in one of Mumbai's more wretched slums into a new apartment next week, his mother said Sunday.
But the filmmakers bought Azhar a 250-square foot (23 square-meter) one-bedroom apartment on the ground floor of a building in the Santa Cruz neighborhood of Mumbai, not far from where he now lives and attends school.
The $50,000 apartment will be transferred to Azhar's name when he turns 18, provided he finishes school, said Nirja Mattoo, who helps oversee the Jai Ho trust set up by "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson. The fund is meant to secure an education, housing and a living allowance for the two children.
William's mother Princess Diana caused a sensation when she was photographed looking forlorn in front of Agra's Taj Mahal in 1992, and his imminent visit to the marble mausoleum with Kate has India's media abuzz.
Other highlights of their week-long trip include a visit to Kaziranga National Park in Assam state and a two-day spell in Bhutan, where they will meet the Himalayan nation's king and queen and take on a six-hour hike.
They will then watch youngsters play cricket on Mumbai's famous Oval Maidan, where they will meet representatives from three charities before interacting with kids who live in slums around India's financial capital.
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