Natwar Parekh Compound is a public housing neighbourhood in east Mumbai that houses individuals who have been relocated from slums throughout the city. This is one of many 'resettled' neighbourhoods in Mumbai's M-East ward, which has the lowest human development indices in the city.
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Our book Awaaz unfolds in this neighbourhood marking the amazing spirit of human resilience – of how ‘people’ make place, make community and dare to hope.
The process...
How do we tell stories that are not ours to tell?
In what form?
Can there be a telling or positionality that is by the community, for the community?
34 Interviews,
12 Narratives,
Ek Awaaz.
"circle times"
Though largely attended by women, occasionally by a few men, these discussions titled "circle times" became a space for individuals to share not only their experiences of living and negotiating in the neighbourhood but also their hopes and desires.
These were facilitated with open-ended questions or prompts and an empathetic hearing atmosphere.
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