The chapter delves into the intense construction and redevelopment in Bombay, showcasing new infrastructure projects like highways, metro lines, and slum redevelopment. It reflects on the disruption and challenges faced by residents and questions the beneficiaries of the city's grand promises. The conversation between individuals, including Naresh Van Andes, explores personal connections, class dynamics, architectural changes, and the contrast between public transport experiences in the bustling city.
Mumbai is famously an open city, known for welcoming all comers, regardless of colour, caste, or creed.
But as the city goes about building its future, Economist correspondent Leo Mirani, a proud Mumbaikar, fears his city’s character is being buried beneath the rubble.
In this episode of the Weekend Intelligence Leo contemplates how all this construction will change his beloved Bombay, and who the Mumbai of the future is really designed for.
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