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After COVID-19 pandemic, India tries to deal with 'silent killer' tuberculosis
• 3 years agoAn estimated half a million people died of tuberculosis in 2020 in India— a third of the global toll
Dharavi sees no new COVID-19 cases for first time since Feb; how area overcame 2nd wave
Fp Staff • 4 years agoHealth experts and government officials had raised concerns about the rising COVID-19 cases in the densely populated area at the start of the second wave in mid-February
Watch: The true stories from Dharavi that inspired Rajinikanth's Kaala
Greeshma Kuthar • 7 years agoThe most awaited film this summer, Pa Ranjith's Kaala starring Superstar Rajinikanth is slotted for release on 7 June. In this video, Venilla, who has been a part of the production team of Kaala, takes us through stories of people from Tamil Nadu who moved to Dharavi and have lived here for three generations now.
Maharashtra records over 8,000 COVID-19 cases after four months; Delhi, Bengal mandate RT-PCR test for visitors
Fp Staff • 4 years agoEarlier today, announcing the next phase of India’s vaccination drive, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that people above the age of 60 and those above 45 years with co-morbidities will be vaccinated from 1 March
Through the looking glass: Mumbai’s Dharavi in new photo exhibit
Fp Archives • 14 years agoThree photographers share unexplored perspectives on Asia's largest slum.
Indian cinema and the Dalit identity: Kaala represents resurrection of masses in world of cinematic stories
Yogeshmaitreya • 5 years agoIt is not the case that Indian movies have never dealt with political subjects or politics in their stories, but they lacked aesthetics from the lives of the masses. Kaala breaks this monotony.
‘Barred from entering’: Dharavi domestic workers recount the social impact of the COVID 19 pandemic
Sarasvati Nt • 5 years agoDomestic workers from Dharavi still face social stigma as many housing societies bar entry for them. The women blame media’s sensational reporting for the unending discrimination.
Redevelopment plans for Dharavi are focused on high rises. COVID-19 crisis underlines critics' concerns about blinkered approach
Dipti Nagpaul • 5 years agoIn the post-COVID world, how much would design and structural modifications in places like Dharavi, contribute to bringing about substantial change in the living conditions of people living in overcrowded slums? Journalist and researcher Dipti Nagpaul explores.
Uddhav Thackeray to launch plasma donation drive in Mumbai's Dharavi on 27 July
• 5 years agoAccording to BMC, the total number of coronavirus cases in the slum area stands at 2,519, including 128 active cases and 2,141 patients cured till Friday
Coronavirus Outbreak: Six new patients reported in Dharavi today; active cases remain below 100
• 5 years agoLast week, the WHO had praised the efforts taken by the authorities to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Dharavi, once a hotspot.