Slums in Mumbai

Slums in Mumbai, famous most probably because of the movie, "Slumdog Millonaire". Actually there are several slums in Mumbai. I used to think that there is only one slum in Mumbai and it is the biggest in the world. Apparently not. So i did a little research online, and the largest slum in the world belongs to the Neza-Chalco-Itza in Mexico City.

At first, i was planning to go for a tour in the slum in Mumbai. But in the end, i didn't because i don't know how i supposed to react in front of such poverty. Plus i came here as a tourist, what i can do for them is too little and this cruel fact just makes me sad. 

As my mom and me were going to leave Mumbai to Udaipur, we passed by a slum by taxi. I didn't even know we were going to pass by a slum at first. Our hotel was in somewhere near the Azad Maidan. But we had to catch the train to Udaipur from the Bandra Terminus, which is around 10km away. So taxi is the most common way for tourists and the most convenient for us too.

All the following shots were taken with me sitting inside a taxi. 

The other entrance to the Bandra Terminus, where the taxi driver dropped us. 

I still don't have any idea of which slum we passed by on that day. But it was huge. The Bandra Terminus is nearby the slum. Plus the driver dropped us at the other side of the station, we were so shocked when the driver said, "We arrrive!"  I was so shocked, i doubted and asked the driver again. I couldn't do anything but to believe the driver that this is Bandra Terminus. Luckily after asking several different people, we were sure that this is the one. 

The slum is like nothing i have seen before. I simply cannot imagine how to live in such an environment. What i just saw is just parts of the slum beside the main road. Imagine deep inside the slum!