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Cities like Delhi cannot accommodate so many people and are not developing fast enough Via dilaycock 
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Researchers are heading to Dharavi, Mumbai, to study the impact of slum tours on the residents.
Ana Cristina Gil's curator insight,
November 6, 2013 8:36 PM
I don’t find nothing right about tourist visiting the slum, I feel that the tourist are violating there privacy. They are human being not some historical landmark. If the tourist are not helping this people why are they going? If you are going to visit this places do it because you want to help them, not because you think is interesting their way of living. 
Cam E's curator insight,
April 1, 2014 11:57 AM
Moral questions are always fun. Personally I don't think going to see slums is all that exploitative in itself, but I would make a distinction between guided tours that cost money, and self-directed tours though. In a guided tour you are paying money to walk through a community and view what life is like for those people, but in a self-directed tour you are just another person walking down the streets and viewing whatever you stumble upon. There are plenty of tours within neighborhoods of different economic value the world over, but these tours are scrutinized because the people touring are as wealthy, or less wealthy, than the people living there. I don't think that a poor community changes this dynamic in an immoral way, as the perceptions of which group is superior come from the own minds of those who feel uncomfortable with it.
Elizabeth Bitgood's curator insight,
April 10, 2014 9:41 AM
This article rises in interesting question. Are tours of slums exploitive or beneficial to the slum dwellers? On the one hand the tours could feel like exploitation and the tourist is viewing attractions at a “zoo”, on the other hand it brings people far removed from slum life in contact with it and can change people’s point of view on the slums. It can be beneficial if the tour guides donate money to the slums or jobs are sought by slum dwellers to become tour guides. The question is should slums be hidden away from view or opened up to tourists so that they can see the hardships first hand. I think that this is an issue that is not clearly black or white; there are many shades of gray involved in this issue. |
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The results of India's once-in-a-decade census reveal a country of 1.2 billion people where millions have access to the latest technology, but millions more lack sanitation and drinking water.
More Indians are entering the middle class as personal wealth is transforming South Asia's economy in the private sector. Yet the government's ability to provide public services to match that growth still lags behind. Why would it be that it is easier to get a cell phone than a toilet in India? What will that mean for development?
GTANSW & ACT's insight:
Consequences of urbanisation
Matt Ramsdell's curator insight,
December 14, 2015 2:18 PM
With the lack of toilets and the uprising in the use of cell phones in India, the sanitation and living standards of the people of the country are lacking which in turn comes to a place of hazard. With more people moving into the country and from other areas it is causing a massive uprise in the use of technology but government funding and jobs do not create enough money to continuously keep up with the upgrades needed in sanitation and public safety. 
Martin Kemp's curator insight,
December 17, 2015 3:27 PM
there is a constantly recurring theme here, mass population growth and the government of said country not being able to grow at the same rate to provide simple services to its people 
Olivia Campanella's curator insight,
December 14, 2018 8:48 PM
In the last few decades the population in India grew to 181 million, but now, the population is more that 1.2 billion people and is on track to overtake China. India's rapid economic growth also reflects in census too. Almost all households in India have cellphones but fewer households don't even have toilets!
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Jodhpur, India is well known for the beautiful wave of blue houses that dominate the landscape of a rather dry region. However, it is believed that these blue houses originally were the result of ancient caste traditions.
Brahmins (who were at the very top of the caste system) housed themselves in these “Brahmin Blue” homes to distinguish themselves from the members of other castes. Now that the Indian government officially prohibits the caste system, the use of the color blue has become more widespread. Yet Jodhpur is one of the only cities in India that stands steadfast to its widespread aesthetics obsession with the color blue which is making it increasingly unique, creating a new sense of communal solidarity among its residence.
Alec Castagno's curator insight,
December 17, 2014 11:27 PM
The blue color shows how traditional Hindu society has influenced the overall aesthetic of the area. Because the blue signified the elite class of the society, everyone took to the color and the entire city reflects its popularity. The fact that almost every building in the city is painted the same color shows how dominant the Hindu society and culture was. |
