Sanjaynagar Slum Redevelopment Project
The Sanjaynagar slum in Ahmednagar city is home to 22 different communities, making the social make up fairly unique for a neighbourhood of its kind. Spread over 2 acres, these communities have been living together since the first dwellers arrived here in the 1980s. Many of these communities belong to the Other Backward Communities (OBC) group and about 45% belong to the more disenfranchised categories.
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Inauguration Day:
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Kitaab Mahal, a community led children's library is a labour of love of many hearts and minds working towards creating a safe and vibrant space for the children of one of the most marginalized public housing neighborhoods in Govandi, Mumbai.
Inauguration of Kitaab Mahel I photographed in February 2022:
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