Dharavi The Famous Slum & Leather Market.
Dharavi is also known for the third largest slum of the world after Mexico and Karachi.Photo Credit- Dr.V.S.Chouhan
2008 British drama film - Slumdog Millionaire was filmed at Dharavi, directed by Danny Boyle. Following its success at the 81st Academy Awards, the film topped the worldwide box office.
Academy Award winner:
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Dharavi was established in 1882 when the Britishers ruled India . Amid the eighteenth century spontaneous territories began to develop when the urbanization of Mumbai was going on. Slowly, the territory spread and the ghetto was born.
Dharavi is spread over 535 acres of land. Dharavi divides the two railway lines, the western and central rail route. It's neighbourhood by Mahim, Bandra, Mithi nadi to the north of Mumbai, Sion to it's south, and Matunga to the east.
Dharavi is profoundly populated.It is assumed that around a million people lives there. Around 600-2000 individuals per acre. The oldest mosque in dharavi is "The Badi Masgid" it was built in 1887. The famous temple was established in 1913. The primary school in dharavi began in 1924.
Dharavi is the Hub of around 5000+ businesses and 15,000 standalone factories. Total turnover of dharavi is about $650 million to $1 billion.
Dharavi is known for cheap Leather bags and leather goods. Few business people run a leather goods shops on the Sion-Bandra Link Road, people are spurned by the stench of leather workshops on 90 Feet Road.
The Famous leather showrooms like Jazz, Leather World, Tarana Leather Art, Step-in Leather are few famous stores behind their glass windows are displayed the latest designs of leather handbags other leather products. These stores offer you half the price of what we would pay in malls & stores. Bargaining is our birth right as usual.
You Could Visit these Stores for a better deal & Leather products:
Step IN
Shop #2, Kalakilla, Sion Bandra Link Road, Dharavi, Mumbai - 400017.
Tarana Leather Art
Sion Bandra Link Road, Dharavi, Mumbai - 400017
Land Mark: Near Gurudwara.
Leather World
Shop #B-1/1, Sion Bandra Link Road, Kala Killa, Babu Jagjivanram Nagar, Dharavi, Mumbai - 400017.
Jazz Interiors Leather Boutique
#18, Kalekar Chawl, Sion Bandra Link Road, Kala Killa, Dharavi, Mumbai - 400017
Land Mark: Near ONGC Building.
Leather Mall
Shop #9, New Parsi Chawl, Kala Killa, Dharavi, Dharavi, Mumbai- 400017.
Dharavi- The famous leather street that made Mumbai rich.
