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How Bubonic Plague Reshaped The Streets Of Mumbai


On a leafy uphill road in Mumbai s Bandra suburb, a fire burns at a Catholic shrine. Garlands adorn a cross and idols of saints below it as pedestrians walk by wearing masks. A nondescript sign at the back of the shrine tells visitors that the cross was erected in 1897 when the city was battling another pandemic.
Deserted roads, a migrant workers exodus, fears of the disease spreading in congested slums the scenes that have played out in India s financial capital this year with COVID-19 bear a striking resemblance to what life was like here when the bubonic plague hit the city (then known as Bombay) more than a century ago. ....

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Pandemic Perspectives: How Bubonic Plague Reshaped Mumbai's Streets : Goats and Soda : NPR


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A crowd watches people dressed in rat and flea costumes to illustrate the creatures that spread bubonic plague, which took millions of lives in India in the early 20th century. The photo was taken on Jan. 1, 1910.
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On a leafy uphill road in Mumbai s Bandra suburb, a fire burns at a Catholic shrine. Garlands adorn a cross and statues of saints below it as pedestrians walk by wearing masks. A nondescript sign at the back of the shrine tells visitors that the cross was erected in 1897 when the city was battling another pandemic. ....

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