Saturday, January 31, 2009

Children in Dharavi

Children enjoying on the mini ferris wheel in Dharavi. Poverty has not deterred them from enjoying the pleasures of childhood. Mumbai offers opportunities to make a living for all those who are willing to put in hard work like the guy on the extreme right who is the operator of the wheel and turns it manually. It is this hope to earn a living that draws so many migrants from all over the country and populates Mumbai.
Dharavi hosts its own website here
To know more about Dharavi please click here
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29 comments:

  1. That looks interesting! I couldn't see what it was at first, but I see it's a low-tech portable mini-ferris wheel! It's obviously giving the children lots of pleasure.

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  2. How wonderful that someone has put this together to offer lighthearted laughter that children do so deserve. That in itself is inspiring and heartwarming. I'm going to Dharavi's website now.

    dhanyavaad

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  3. Inspiring! The people of India are admirable indeed. aloha & namaste

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  4. What fun. A great capture of a mood and moment.

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  5. A ferris wheel in your front yard... isn't that awesome

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  6. That is the smallest ferris wheel I´ve ever seen. It´s so cute!

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  7. is this the slums of mumbai? the street looks filthy.

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  8. Now that is a great site to see. I don't think i have ever seen anything like it before. Looks like the kids were having a great time.

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  9. so good to see someone trying top make sense of the world around them despite the troubles that they may find themselves in

    nice shot of colour in front of a dreary buliding

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  10. Great to see that people find pleasure in smaller things.

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  11. Great to see that people find pleasure in smaller things.

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  12. What a contrast... laughing children on an amusement ride, juxtaposed with a pile of trash.

    Somehow, I find the notion surprisingly uplifting. As they are rising above their circumstances both literally and metaphorically.

    Can't be healthy though.

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  13. Ingenuity and the gift of laughter to children - give hope!

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  14. This picture has so much in it, full of feeling and real life. Excellent shot.

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  15. I think this is a great shot. Following what you wrote, the bright colors of the ferris wheel are like a symbol of colors of hope in the middle of the poverty. Those colors really stand out in the midst of all that looks rather sad around it. That is what hope is.

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  16. This is such a powerful image! I'm impressed by all the details on this shot.

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  17. Children rarely, if ever, seem to notice their own poverty, do they?

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  18. brilliant pix...and a well-portrayed story...congrats buddy..and hey i liked yr comment : "you are known by the company you keep!" thanks

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  19. SO very different to the experience of children here in Tasmania.

    Lovley photograph, and story behind it.

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  20. It may be Dharvai but it warms the cockles of my heart to see my city.

    Hey, saw your newspaper cutting. Good going!

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  21. This is such a powerful image! I'm impressed by all the details on this shot.

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  22. is this the slums of mumbai? the street looks filthy.

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  23. so good to see someone trying top make sense of the world around them despite the troubles that they may find themselves in

    nice shot of colour in front of a dreary buliding

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  24. A ferris wheel in your front yard... isn't that awesome

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