THE IVORY towers of Powai’s Hiranandani Gardens, an upmarket township full with resplendent bungalows, penthouses and condominiums, cast long shadows over the 90 feet road outside the Evita Building.
The footpath has sheltered over three thousand people since June 6, 2024, when the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (‘BMC’) and the Mumbai police bulldozed the homes of 650 families of Jai Bhim Nagar basti.
Amidst the blue tarpaulin tents, a resilient social movement has emerged through the collective action of Mumbai's student-youth, civil rights activists, and Jai Bhim Nagar residents. For the past ten months, they have demonstrated in front of the BMC office and Galleria Mall, among other places, held public meetings at Sabki Library, and even launched a children’s newsletter ‘Sabka Ghar, Sabki Pehchaan’. Everyone’s home, everyone’s identity.
