A more charitable attitude is shown by Dr. Gomes and his wife who work with the National Slum Dwellers Association mapping housing areas and documenting abuses. Dr. Gupta's family planning and medical practice is set behind a sliding metal door right by the train tracks. He speaks in English about his ordeal. I live here from 1971. A battered table, chair and tea tray stand on a neatly swept floor.
Police come with no warning.
Break my home. Mafooz is luckier than some. His documents show he is a lifelong resident of Wadala, making him technically eligible for re-housing. However, some have been waiting decades for a housing site, even a patch of land. Mafooz, who worked on the sidewalk as a scooter mechanic to support the 10 people in his two-room brick house, had the foresight to begin stashing his tools as soon as the rail authorities began negotiating with city officials.