How has the Banganga tank survived over rthe centuries in the rapidly urbanising Mumbai? A photo inquiry explores
How has the Banganga tank survived over rthe centuries in the rapidly urbanising Mumbai? A photo inquiry explores
How has the Banganga tank survived over rthe centuries in the rapidly urbanising Mumbai? A photo inquiry explores
From Bombay to Mumbai, the discourse of water in the city has shifted from water as a resource, water as philanthropy (1800s), water as a civic property (1845 onwards), water as a commodity, to water as a right for citizens (since 2014). With increasing climate risks, the city has seen frequent extreme events from urban floods ravaging homes or destroying livelihoods every monsoon to threats of water cuts and conflicts. Water therefore, has a multifaceted relationship with Mumbai. However, this rich tapestry of our liquid heritage and its intersection with the everyday lives of citizens and their material reality is often unknown to our children, the ‘water-keepers’ of the future.…

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Source: Vanessa Lobo