Archive for the ‘Slum Tourism’

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    Jakarta Indonesia – Embracing Coercive Privation
    For those who seek to exploring places that swerve off beaten tracks, to experience the true flavor of the place sans the frills attached and feel an assail to all senses, then one must undertake a venture through Jakarta’s impoverished slum areas. Jakarta is a bustling town with sharp contrasting lifestyles from the affluent sections of society to the other hidden sections that is a far cry from the plush shopping centres and luxury hotels. The perpetually enduring slum areas of Jakarta are home to more than half of its inhabitants. In Galur, the informal sector comprises of a majority section of people involved in plantation, tofu, tempe industrial units, conveyance using motorbike taxis and three wheelers. Many earn their livelihood working in metal shops or numerous small scale factories and vending food. Pass through tail  [...]
    Posted at August 4th, 2009 at 04:08 pm
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    Dharavi Slums – A Diamond In The Rough
    Dharavi and its residents were in news headlines as it was a shooting location for the Academy award winning movie SLUMDOG MILLIONAIR. Some of the cast of the movie were actual residents of the Dharavi Slums. The vast 530 acre sprawl of Mumbai’s most dubious address, the Dharavi is the abode of nearly 100,000 people and considered the largest slum in Asia. An engaging sight of shanties located amongst the tall rises is widely gaining momentum as the new tourist destination that is an exemplary example of ingenuity in the face of adversity. Dharavi is not simply a slum but a significant node on the worldwide economy generating approximate annual revenue of 665million dollars through its wide array of manufactured products like ceramics, leather items, tapestry, plastic items, bluejeans amongst several others. Dharavi with its large  [...]
    Posted at August 4th, 2009 at 12:08 pm