Mumbai’s Slums—the Real Scene Behind “Slumdog Millionaire”

Friday, September 11th, 2009

This is Dharavi, Mumbai's largest slum, and it's about to change forever. Once a mangrove swamp on the edge of Mumbai, more than one million people now live in these five-hundred-and-fifty acres. The residents of Dharavi are representative of India's larger poverty problem. This Stanley Foundation video was filmed in April 2008.Duration : ...

Mumbai Blues – India

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Sep 2003 The colourful city of Mumbai was once home to a variety of thriving communities but globalisation has left its indelible mark. The Laughing Club gathers every morning in Bombay to confront the problems of daily life by laughing until they are exhausted. Local prostitutes await the punters who have ...

Handloom weaving and poverty

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Handloom weavers of Varanasi are in intense poverty as day by day the demand of handmade carpets is dropping. Recently, 40 to 50% population of these weavers have shifted to urban cities for want of jobs.Duration : 0:1:39

Weaving on Primitive Hand Loom

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Shows Arjun Swansi of Kitahatu Village, in the state of Jharkhand, weaving -------------------------------7d7561c1bd0348 Content-Disposition: form-data; name="field_myvideo_title" Weaving on Primitive Hand LoomDuration : 0:0:45