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Residential Zone Most slum houses in Dharavi lack individual toilets and taps. Residents must pay to use community toilets, which are seldom maintained, and they buy overpriced water from vendors. In fact, 78% of community toilets in Mumbai’s slums have no water supply, and 58% lack electricity. Many homes also don't have proper doors, further highlighting the poor living conditions. As I walked through the alleyways, I found myself navigating a maze of narrow passageways bet

I recently visited India to explore how this country evolved and what drives it today. Many first-time tourists start with traveling the Golden Triangle, a 720km circuit by road that provides a good spectrum of India’s landscapes and most famous structures. What is the Golden Triangle? This comprises three major cities located in a triangle, each in a corner of the triangle – Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur: Delhi – the national capital contains both Old and New Delhi. Old Delhi has

Agra: Home to the Taj Mahal The mausoleum is the eternal and enchanting symbol of India. There is an undeniable sense of excitement as you approach the compound gates, eagerly anticipating your first glimpse of it. You won’t be disappointed! Built of pure white marble, the mausoleum is perfectly proportioned, inlaid with precious stones, and houses the tombs of the two lovers it immortalizes. Constructed by Shah Jahan, the Mughal Emperor, as a tribute to his beloved wife, the

I read Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book  as a child, so seeing an Indian tiger in the wild was high on my India " Must-Do " list. The book is also an example of How India shaped the world. Today, the Indian Government has established over 15 Tiger Reserves, the first being the Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve , created in 1936. Since I was traveling to Delhi, Jim Corbett was the obvious choice, located about 300 kilometres northeast of the city via a mix of highways and rural roads