In a Mumbai slum, a library for children is battling the second wave as single-mindedly as the first
The Next Page library in Mumbai’s Shivaji Nagar is undaunted by the pandemic. A child reader at the Next Page Library in Shivaji Nagar, Mumbai.
Tucked away in Mumbai’s least developed ward, the slums of Shivaji Nagar might be one Mumbai’s best-kept secrets. With 78% of the population living in slums and an average life expectancy of 38, this municipal ward has a Human Development Index of 0.05. A landfill serves as its backdrop, where Mumbai dumps 4,500 metric tonnes of its garbage daily.