BETA
Around Town
Tall claims
Time Out takes a look at the Bhendi Bazaar facelift, the first of Mumbai’s cluster redevelopment programmes. Does the plan to build 17 high-rises in a densely populated area imply a better lifestyle for the residents? Or will it be the end of a vibrant locality?
Market analysis
Is the Bhendi Bazaar redevelopment project a good model for other clusters in the city
For whom the wrecking ball tolls
Three buildings may not reap the benefits of the redevelopment plan
The numbers game
Statistics on the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust
Sakina Diwan
Housewife, 57 years
Tahera Khan
Senior citizen, 85 years
Haji Abu
Owner, Poster Stuff, 28 years
Moayyad Mithaiwala
Third-generation owner of Tawakkal Sweets, 25 years
Aijaz Ahmed Kashmiri
Imam, Handiwala Masjid, 32 years
The Dohadwalas
A family in transit
Splendid isolation
A plan for cluster redevelopment is “a pound of flesh for profiteering”
Pages
By Time Out on February .08pm
Post your opinion now
Time Out recommends
Pulp addiction
The mango season just got sweeter
No direction home
A landmark show looks at identity around the world from what was once the...
Mario Pfeifer
The German artist opens up about his latest project - A Formal Film