RESEARCHING MUMBAIS STREETS Pixie Gee and Emily This

RESEARCHING MUMBAI’S STREETS -Pixie, Gee and Emily

This image displays the common issue within Mumbai, being it's overpopulation. The sheer amount of people there seems to suggest mass immigration under a hope that maybe things will be better for them, there. A 'Promised land'. Though with this different problems are present. The buildings, while not small and primitive are not modern either. They almost appear like slums. Tightly packed together like people in the middle of the street. This suggests lack wealth, as there is incapability to expand , to cater to this many people. Resorting to walking in the middle of the roads rather than any distinguishable pavement.

Culture • Culture in mumbai is full of festivals, foods, music and theatres. It's the busiest cosmopolitan city in India and holds an age-old culture. Mumbai is famous for its street markets and high end stalls, its streetfood, iconic monuments, handmade fabrics, the nightlife and many more things.

Cuisine • The cuisine of Mumbai covers a large assortment of unique and authentic dishes. The staple foods in Mumbai include rice, curries, Indian breads and more. The major ingredients used in many traditional dishes are coconuts, cashews and peanuts. • Cuisine is important to Mumbai as it has some of the oldest restaurants in India, not to mention its streets are swarmed with food stalls along with many drink stands serving teas, juices and milkshakes. These street stalls do not get repetitive however, due to the wide variety and range of different foods. These foods can fit any person, no matter their preference, including vegetarians and vegans, it is also relatively inexpensive in Mumbai compared to other places. Whilst there is a huge variety, the streetfood is mostly full of local cuisine, Maharashtrian food, such as Panipuri, Bhelpuri, Servpuri, Dahipuri, Sandwiches, Rahda pattice, pav bhaji, Chinese bhel, Idlis and Dosas

Festivals • Festivals such as Diwali, Eid, Holi and Christmas are celebrated enthusiastically but the festival Ganesh Chaturthi is something great. • Celebrated along the span of 10 days, starting on the second of September. It is celebrated in order to honour the elephant headed god Ganesh's birthday. It is celebrated by 10 days of prayer and on the 11 th day is a celebration, with music, dance and many other cultural events. This is a lively celebration.

Important Places • Distinguishable places are important to Mumbai as it makes up part of their history and culture, it also helps the tourism business as people come to see these sights. • Gateway of India- Built in the Indo-Saracenic style. This was once used as a jetty for the fisher folk but later was changed into a landing place for British government and other officials. It is now a favourite for both tourists and locals with a stunning view of the Arabian sea. • Taj Mahal Hotel- This is another famous Mumbai structure, it's over 100 years old with red domes and curved towers with 560 rooms and 44 suites. It was also a main attack in the Mumbai attacks, where a terror group attempted to strike a blow against Indian wealth and progress. • These places also show the architecture of Mumbai at its finest.

Etiquette • Dress Code- In Mumbai, it is considered indecent to dress in shorts or short skirts, it is important there for people, especially women to dress modestly and Indian women will normally cover their arms and legs. • Greeting- It is important that when shaking hands with someone, the left hand is not used as this is considered dirty and rude. In India, it is normal for people to ask questions, that here may be considered intrusive or personal, about family, job, income and more. When greeting a member of the opposite gender, shaking hands is seen as improper, so another way is to put your hands together, bow slightly and say "namaste". • Dining- As in greeting, the left hand must not be used when eating as it is used to do unsanitary jobs.

Architecture • The architecture of Mumbai is incredibly ranged, from pre-independence colonial buildings and old temples to modern skyscrapers. It blends together architecture styles of Gothic, Art Deco and Indo-Sarcenic. All of these different styles show the development of Mumbai through the years, it is as if each era has been crammed together into one time and now everyone who visits this place can walk through and witness them. • Mumbai even has examples of Victorian buildings, the influence of Britain in colonial times and even influences from Europe such as German gables and Dutch roofs. • Mumbai has the second largest concentration of art deco architecture in the world, after Miami. • The buildings mentioned in the previous slide have more to them than history and culture, they also have incredible feats of design.

British Influence • Up until 1947, most of India was under the control of Britain, this had a huge effect on how it has turned out, because of Britain's influence, a lot of people in India can speak English and thus there also a lot of signs in English and buildings which are clearly inspired by old english architecture.

Population • The population of Mumbai is estitimated over 22 million and has increased exponentially over the span of 20 years increasing from only 10 million. Overcrowding is a huge problem and The Guardian states that “Mumbai is on the verge of imploding” • It's no surprise that Mumbai is the fourth most populous city in the world. • The city is producing 7000 metric tonnes of refuse each day, causing the streets to be covered in litter. • The slums in Mumbai show a huge issue of this, having 41. 3% of Mumbai population living there

Citizens Request • Citizens in Mumbai have raised issues within the city, from necessities of civic life to small things that will improve their standards of living, including, lack of playgrounds, pavements free of encroachment, designated hawking zones, stiff penalties for civic offences, dedicated bus lanes, 24/7 entertainment zones, stricter rules for builders. They want drain covers, fences along rail tracks to stop stone pelting, affordable quality education and healthcare for the poor and decision making powers for citizen forums. Other concerns base around infra structure and its impact on ecology, they wish that instead of chopping down trees, defunct mills of unused portland is used for infra work such as the metro rail.

Sociological India is an example of a developing country. Each year thousands of people move to the city of Mumbai from more remote areas. People migrate to Mumbai because the rural areas they leave have many negative factors and the city has lots of pull factors. People think that the city will provide lots of opportunities such as: better housing and services, healthcare and education higher wages better living conditions with a safer environment (less chance of natural disasters). These factors often result in abundant overpopulation, as seen in the image. People travel to these places in large masses because of these benefits. Yet can end up worse off because of the sheer amount of people. Developing countries often suffer from similar issues as this. India is one of many. <Sited from BBC bitesize

Wealth • In Mumbai there is a massive divide between the wealthy and the impoverished. While the country ranks 12 th in wealth, 60% of the population resides in the slums • 70% of the homeless population have jobs but make nowhere near enough to afford more permanent shelter. • 1% of the population holds two thirds of the city’s wealth.

Primary Research • On india in general, “They tried to go to the moon and failed. On twitter there was a dispute between afganistan and india recently due to that. ” -Elke Phillips, 24/09/19 • “It’s poor. They have a popular festival on the 70 th. ” –Ben Livermor, 24/09/19 • “It’s the capitol of india, I’ve never been there. They have a large population, but the people are impoverished” –Allanah Mayho, 24/09/19

Indian textiles India is known for producing amazing textiles, when you see one you will immediately be able to recognize it due to the unique patterns and vibrant colours they use. Learning the fashion in India is important for an Indian street scene when its populated, but learning about the fabrics in general help when its not populated as well, the textiles industry in India is huge, and something like that effects not only the people, but the street itself. Looking at Indian streets you see fabric draped around everywhere, either being hung out to dry, being shown with intent to sell, or merely to decorate and bring some colour to the streets. On the fashion side of things, the people wear longer, flowier clothes, all packed with detailed patterns and few areas of visual rest. The clothing choice is not only influenced by the iconic textures, but also the heat of the "hot tropical country", this is no doubt why the clothes are thinner and looser providing more breathing room. In Hindu culture it is tradition to use the dyes to show emotion in the fabric, according to an article published in the magazine Marg (XV, 4, 1962), "Red was the colour evoked between lovers: a local Hindi couplet enumerates three tones of red, to evoke three states of love; of these, manjitha, madder, was the fastest, for like the dye, it could never be washed away. "

Writing in English on signs due to influence from Britain, whilst under their control. There are many different styles of Architecture from the eras before, this shows the development of Mumbai. Many old buildings have not been replaced. Important to the people? Very overcrowded, huge population and not much space for it. Food stalls throughout street – to cater for large population, food is very important in their culture. Scaffolding on building- perhaps improving on building, expanding it to fit huge number of people or buildings are being damaged and must be fixed. People walking in street and stopping the cars, causing slow moving traffic, walking seems to be preferred