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Title: Informative and Enlightening!
Review: I found the book informative but not very insightful. Kalpana's writing is quite engaging and her descriptions are interesting. I liked the content in general, though I would have liked to see her throw some light on what we can learn from the way Dharavi has shaped and grown. It would have been interesting to see some comparitive study with other big slums in India.It is to her credit that she went over Dharavi's history through various angles. The book was a good read. I liked her notes on how people moved, how the industry slowly transformed. In some ways, the growth in Dharavi is an experiment in liberalized growth without any regulations. It can lead to both rapid growth and chaos.
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