Explore the nostalgic journey of the speaker as they reminisce about their college days in Bombay's Cafe Oval, reflecting on the city's transformation from inclusive to exclusive due to capitalism and privatization.
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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