He considers himself as a person who knows the streets, the streets of Dharavi. He helps the people yheir, aiming the people for dialogue and for an organization from within, influencing for the peace and unity of this multicultural society. He is not a politician, nor either a social worker, and he is sceptical about them, and cosiders the media as an often bad influence for the people, as it creates insecuriries and confrontations.
About the redevelopment plan, he says it will detroy Dharavi. The goverment, he says, will redevelop the land, but not the human beings.
“High buildings, 'boxes', destroy the community. In multi storey buildings they can not do their businesses.”
“If they are moved poverty will start. They are not poor now, they are not hanging around; they are busy.”
About their meeting place, where they talk and try to solve problems:
About their meeting place, where they talk and try to solve problems:
“When we started there were no chairs, but we just wanted to meet.”
“People in Dharavi are honest, but most of them are uneducated...”
This man gave me hopes... he thinks that we should help to solve the problems we observe, he is very sincere and has good intentions.
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