Oskar transcends the "poverty porn" narrative by highlighting the sophisticated informal economy and human agency that thrive despite systemic neglect. It is a necessary look at how economic productivity persists where the state has failed.
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Okay, >> as I was saying, >> today we're going to be checking out one of the least touristy areas.
>> Hi guys.
>> Where are you?
>> Hi. Germany.
>> Germany. Hi.
>> Yes. Where are you guys from?
>> Mumbai. Here.
>> Mumbai. Yes.
>> Nice. Acha. Guys. Acha.
>> So today we're going to be checking out the Hello Bo. Hello.
The biggest slum in India and one of the biggest slums in the world, Davari, which is also supposed to be one of the most productive slums in the world.
>> Hey, what's up, bro? Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, bro.
>> So, yeah, let's see what life is like in India's biggest slum.
Oh my god.
>> No, >> nobody wants my candy.
>> Come on, guys. Take take please. Peace.
Peace.
Please guys, come on. Come on. Take some. Take a come on.
Take shake sh take.
Bye.
>> Bye bro.
>> Hi bro.
>> BYE BRO.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
>> Excuse me brother. Come here.
>> Give it to all.
>> Yeah. You can honest. Take take.
>> Thank you.
>> Are you guys from here? Huh?
>> Do you know do you know Dari?
>> What? What's that? The ah the the district come straight take a right and go straight only then there will come a bridge will come then you have to go on the bridge then it will come dharav how are you fine I'm Guys, >> one.
Hello. Hello.
>> Thank you.
>> You're welcome, guys.
>> Hi.
Oh, >> sorry.
So we're now now uh we're now crossing the train tracks into Davari. You can see it on the other side.
So this is it. This is Tavari.
We are here.
First thing we see is a garbage truck.
>> What's going on?
>> So, there's children playing on this uh pile of garbage. Maybe they're working. I don't know. Looks like they're playing.
Huh?
Hey guys.
>> Hi. Hi.
>> Hi.
>> Hi guys.
>> Yeah.
>> Come on.
>> Huh? What? For them. For them. Come here.
>> Hi.
>> For the kids, bro. For the kids.
>> Here.
>> Here. Sweet. Huh? You want some as well?
You want a sweet, huh? Okay.
What the? Here. No, no, no.
Here, bro.
Okay, boys.
>> No sweet for you. You gift him. You You share. Okay.
[ __ ] hell. Look at this. Look at this river.
>> Step back. So step back.
Let's just go into one of those alleys.
Let's just do the thing that you're not supposed to do.
>> Hi.
Hey.
Hi. Hello, buddy. Hello.
Hello by how are you?
>> I'm good brother. How are you?
>> Yeah I'm I'm fine.
>> Yes. Do you know this place? Are you from here?
>> No no no I'm actually I live there but I I came to DI. I'm study there but ah >> yeah I just live like for 2 three days almost. Yeah but I >> you you live in Delhi?
>> Yeah. Yeah I live study in there.
>> But you know this place?
>> Yeah a little bit more know here. You can go and like explore that area.
>> Can can you show me maybe?
>> Uh no I I don't know about that area actually I live but I don't know whole area how is how is it going how is not but you can go and explore no one can you know force and you know restrict you so you can jo Thank you. Bye-bye bro.
>> So >> this is what it's like >> this is what the life is like out here.
No photo.
>> No, Ellie's >> no photo.
>> No photo.
>> Hello.
>> Hello, boys.
>> What is your channel name?
>> Uh, Oscar.
>> Oscar.
>> Yeah.
>> Oscar. Thank you. Thank you.
>> Okay. Here. Take. Take. Take take.
>> Okay. Bye.
>> Okay. I see people working.
>> Hello, boy.
>> Hello.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Do you guys speak English?
>> Yeah. Yes. So what is this shop all about?
>> This is a code cutting master.
>> So you work here, huh?
>> Yeah. Yeah. I work in city there.
>> Can I can I see you sleep there? Huh?
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Can I see?
>> Please come. Please come.
>> Okay. It's okay. Shoes. Okay.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Don't come.
>> Okay.
Hello, G. Hello.
>> Nice to meet you.
>> Nice.
>> Hey, bro.
>> Yeah.
>> Nice to meet you, bro. So you live here and you work here, huh?
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> And these guys as well.
>> Oh, live here.
>> Workers. Workers.
>> Workers. And you work as well, huh?
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Wow. So it's one, two, three, four, five people in one room, huh?
>> 10 people.
>> 10 people.
>> Yeah.
>> Where do the other going inside?
>> Ah, you have house, huh?
>> But you sleep here, huh?
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> That's the uh >> That's the I created the suit.
>> This one you made, huh?
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
>> Wow. Acha. Acha.
>> Yeah.
>> Nice.
>> You're good at your work, bro. Really good work.
>> Nice to meet you.
>> Nice to meet you, G. Thank you.
>> Where are you from?
>> Uh, Germany.
>> Germany.
>> Yeah.
>> Germany.
>> What's your name?
>> Oscar.
>> Oscar.
Oscar.
>> Mohamad Kamal.
>> Mohamad.
>> Mohammed Kamal.
>> Okay. Aa. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, bro.
Come on.
Master.
>> He doesn't understand.
>> He's a master.
>> Yeah, he's the master. Okay, Zabat.
>> Thank you for showing me, guys. Thank you for showing me. Hey guys.
>> Yes.
>> Can you launch the video?
>> Huh?
>> When you launch the video, >> I don't show you.
>> You can show me.
>> Thank you so much, bro.
>> Hello. Hello. By Hey, >> what are you doing?
>> He's a barber. Huh? Baba. Baba shop.
Huh?
>> Okay.
People are very multi-talented. They are working lot of things are doing you know like they are also doing garment sector and you know they are also doing >> barber you know haircut or all these there are multi papers >> oh >> they're doing a lot of stuff yeah multiple jobs >> okay he's a good barber good barber aa >> okay let me see it's giving you that fade fade huh >> damn you know why people are loving you know in Dharavi because actually uh you know in that area uh lot of things are uh you know getting very cheaply >> cheap huh >> yeah yeah so that's why most of the working people are inside here and also they get the opportunity you know to work in various factory and you know government sector >> government yeah mostly you know in that area is very government sector so you know people from the different states of India they are just coming here and you And they just live here and to earn the money.
>> Ah, >> live.
>> It's where they make the money. Huh? But many don't live here.
>> Ah, people are, you know, in just one room. They are living like uh 10 to 12 >> members. I saw that 10 10 people in one room. But they're just here for the work. Huh. It's not their real home.
>> Yeah.
>> So they come from all over the country to work in Davari, live very cheap and get the money. Yeah. Send it home. Huh?
>> There's no home. Just they all are living in the rental.
>> Yeah. Yeah, but they're sending home the money, huh?
>> Yeah.
>> Oh. Oh.
How is ah >> you know in whole days it look like same thing people are very rush population density is very high >> yeah a lot of rush the vari is the most densely populated slum it's um oh it's one of THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED AREAS IN MUMBAI. AT LEAST >> it's two more than two million people living on less than two square kilometers.
>> It's crazy.
>> Oscar. Oscar.
>> Hello.
Yes. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello.
>> Oscar.
>> It's not like >> Hello B. Hello. I'm sorry bro.
Everybody's just >> Yeah. Yeah. Man >> here. Take.
>> Thanks.
>> Chalo. Chalo guys. Chalo. Chalo.
>> Hindi.
>> Oh. Toa. Toa. Chalo.
>> Okay. Okay. You can have one even though you don't need it.
>> Thanks. They were picking my my shirt the whole time, running after me.
>> Hey, look at you. You want some as well?
>> Okay. Bye. Yeah. Okay. Let's go. Let's go on.
>> It's not a very hygienic but people are you know they adjust themselves because you know if you go outside you know in that area other than Darabi.
>> Yeah. living condition you know it need more money you know to survive but you know if they live in Dari because of they get you know like less money and you know they are >> they they themselves are just here >> dad >> hello hi nice to meet you >> look at that it's a very you know not very comfortable but people but people make things adjust you know in that >> they adjust >> to make the money huh >> mhm that's the Okay. So, what what you're saying is uh it's not as hygienic and it's >> it's not that much space. Huh.
>> It's it's a very complicated you know that you can we can search in that. It's a very like very not a comfortable area but people I don't know how they are you know reside in that area actually >> because of the money man because there's a lot of money to make.
>> Look at that. It's a very like disord.
>> This is an alleyway right here. This is like not a home. This is an alleyway.
>> And I can barely fit in here as you can see. Like >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. That's crazy. That's crazy. They use all the space they get. And it's multiple stories high as well.
>> It's like three stories. You can see how it goes up here.
>> And there's somebody living up there.
>> Later is very, you know, like 90°.
>> Hello, mate. Hello. Hello.
>> Hello.
>> Yeah, it's extremely humid in here.
extremely hot and as he was saying it's the living conditions are very complicated but the people make it work because there's a lot of money to be made here. Hello bicep.
>> This is a mosque.
>> Oh, a mosque.
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. Okay. I'm not going to film.
Salam.
>> Yeah, that's >> Damn. It's a like a uh public uh toilet.
>> Public toilet. Huh?
>> Okay.
>> You can go.
>> Most of the people you know in coming in this area are migrated you know other states from other state of Indian cities.
>> Yeah.
>> They are just coming here.
>> Okay. So, so it's mostly migrants just working here.
>> And >> you know in Davi all of migrant people >> because they don't get work at home.
>> Yeah. Ah so they come here and live under those circumstances because there's work to do here >> and I think and 40 to 50% are coming from one state like two estate Bihar and UP.
>> Ah okay so I don't know about the second one up is you you mean uh Uttar Pradesh?
>> Yeah Uttar Pradesh and Bihar >> I'm I'm not exactly sure you guys can correct me but I think those are the most poorest states actually.
>> I think Bihar is one of the poorest states.
>> Yeah.
>> Are you exploring that side?
I haven't explored.
>> We can go here. That's it.
>> Hello. Hello.
>> How are you?
>> Hello. I'm good.
>> Yeah. You tell me.
>> It's a holiday Sunday, you know.
>> Uh so that why people are just, you know, uh exploring market, going and buying a stuff and all these things.
>> Oh, so normally it's not that busy out here, huh?
>> No, no, no. It's a beaches, but it's today is very crowded.
>> Very busy >> as compared to the other day.
>> Yeah. Okay. Especially busy because the people are having a day off.
>> Yeah.
>> Can I maybe buy you a drink? You want to drink? Some water, some spider or something?
>> Yeah.
>> Huh? Yeah. Let's buy some. Come.
Okay.
Okay.
What do you want, B? What do you want?
>> Oh, he's unlocking it.
Oh, because people steal. Huh?
>> What do you want? Like Pepsi?
>> No. What? What do you want? You grab what you want. Huh?
>> Want drink Red Bull? Water.
>> You tell me. What do you want?
>> You want Red Bull? You want?
>> Do you want?
>> I drink water.
>> Okay.
>> What do you want?
>> No. No. It's okay.
>> No. No. You take take.
>> No. I just >> Yes.
>> Exactly.
How much?
>> Yeah.
>> 20 20 40. Huh?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. Bye.
>> Okay. Bye.
>> Oh, Daniel.
>> Okay.
>> Huh?
>> Yes. I am joining. Huh?
>> Also, what's your name? I don't know.
>> My name is Oscar.
>> Oscar? Yeah, my name is Ethas Sham. A Shamas Sham.
>> Yeah, >> nice to meet you Sam.
>> I think you noticed the open drainage system in that area.
>> Did you notice >> what? What? What?
>> Open drainage.
>> Open drainage.
>> Yeah. Yeah, I can see.
>> Uh, you mean the river?
>> Yeah. Yeah. No, no. It's like drainage like wastage are you know just extracting from the house.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Let's see.
>> I can show you. Yeah. After just come.
>> That's the type of guide that you want.
coming in here. I was thinking about getting a guide and I didn't because I'm not a [ __ ] and see >> the local gues are the best guys >> this is like a park a park.
>> Yeah. But it's very mess up you know lot of people are coming you know because it's off today. So yeah, they just suspend here and >> ah yeah this is just a park but as he was saying this area is so crowded you can barely walk.
>> Hi. Hello.
>> At this point I'm scared to offer the kids the candy because if I do it here it's going to be a rampage. There's just too many of them. Have you ever looked that kind of crowd place?
>> It's the first time in my life, >> okay, >> that I've seen so many people.
>> Look at this. As I was saying, 2 million people on two square kilometers of land.
>> Just look up your home country and see how many people live on one square kilometer. You're going to be shocked how crazy that is. Even if you go to your biggest city, your most crowded city, it's not going to be close. Not not not in ages. This is going to be close. It's unbelievable.
You see, you know, an open open drain system untreated. You >> mean you mean that all the >> seage and untreated >> all the sewage, all the shits gets gets in here? Huh?
>> Just, you know, enter in the uh on that side into river. It's a meat in the river. It's a meaty river. It's called the river.
>> The meaty river.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Is this a big river in Mumbai?
>> Yeah. So this will all flow into the river.
>> Yeah. It's go you know into uh me river.
It meet into me rivers.
>> Wo.
>> It's a seaweed. It's not a river. You know if you go >> it's not a river.
>> No no no it's not a river. It's a drainage. It's a seage.
>> It's a very you know uh >> so this I saw this river earlier. I was like man this river is dirty. This is not a river. This never has been a river. This is just sewage.
>> Yeah.
>> Just sewage and garbage.
It it isn't even a river.
>> What the >> That's the reason you know. Look at that. How much garbage here?
>> Yeah.
>> Uh government are not like you know they are not recycling you know that garbage.
That's the reason you know our like sea sea areas also like you know blockage and maran ecosystem are also disturbed.
That's the reason. So this is just I don't know what to say this >> like Mumbai is two faces divided like this area in most Davi is mostly like poor poor people are living but if you go on that side other side like Kaba >> like do you know the Amani Amani family is a rich India India's richest people >> so if you go on that area like Kaba and uh gateway from Mumbai. So it's very like Yeah. It's look a very good >> it's divided. Huh.
>> Yeah.
>> You have really really poor people, really really rich people.
>> Yeah. But a lot of work is being done and the very people aren't they aren't lazy. It's a really really hardworking slum as you can see.
Hello.
A lot of recycling being done.
Hey. Hey, little goat.
So there's garment. No, >> it's more plastic. Oh, is it garment?
>> Hi guys.
>> So it's a lot of garment and plastic recycling.
>> It's informal sector. Most of the Indian in Indian uh country most of the like government and all these are informal.
That's why >> informal.
>> Yeah. Informal. It's not formal. Yeah.
It's not follow any role uh any law rules you know they are just you know uh by they are pay by their capacity if government are shut down these areas so people are you know unemployed so it's also very difficult you know to manage the governments >> ah because then they have many unemployed homeless people yeah >> hello these guys um that are recycling the pl the plastics.
Oh my god, I can't I can't imagine like just walking by it, the air is so bad.
It's so dusty. So these guys just work in there probably day by day, every day, all day, and just breathe in those plastics, you know, >> Yeah. So I have a question for you. Uh when we were walking uh through the neighborhood back there, >> there were a lot of public toilets.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> So the people here, they they use the public toilet. They don't have their own toilets.
>> Huh. Yeah. People are using both. Like if you don't if they don't have a personal toilet then we use public toilet.
>> But that's a that's a thing huh?
>> Yeah because you know they people are living at a rental so they don't have like access to like a personal toilet so people are using public toilet.
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. You heard the man.
So they are living here, >> huh? Yeah. They they spend whole night and day living here and cooking, you know, in open area and just sleeping.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> But I think >> cooking a family curry here on the bridge.
>> But you know these people very happy.
They feel like living with a family, joint family, you know, living with family and they they feel very happy.
They don't think too much about the like monetary terms you know they're just chilling rainy season they just use plastic and cover themsel so it's a very pathetic you know in that >> they live here they sleep here >> they just you know use the plastic and cover themsel you know in winter rainy season so it's a very difficult >> Wow it's another family just cooking dinner casually >> yeah on the switch >> you want chocolate >> chocolates >> you want chocolate >> grabbed no no no >> you chef >> no No, no, no, no, no. Ah, >> burst, burst.
>> No, no, no. Share. You share. Ah, no, no.
>> You get in fast.
It's very dusty.
>> Hard to breathe. Yeah. Very very very dusty.
>> So what is this? Huh? This is more like at the coast coastal area.
>> Coastal area.
>> Arabian sea.
>> Arabian sea.
>> Isn't that the Indian Ocean?
>> No. No.
>> Arabian.
>> It's Indian Ocean. It's a part of a Indian Ocean and Sea.
So that's where the river or the sewage goes into. Huh.
It's truly a city of contrast.
You go to one corner, it's just richness. You see Ferraris driving around. You see Rolls-Royce.
You see big office buildings.
Here you can see a beach.
And then when you just walk for one kilometer, you end up in Islam which is inhabited by over two million people.
That's just crazy. That's just Mumbai.
>> Like if you go on that side, you know, in Bollywood, Shah Rukhan Shah Rukhan's house is there on that side.
>> Bandra.
>> So So the biggest Indian actor lives on that side of >> of the sea.
Oh my god, there's so much plastic in the water.
>> Wow.
>> I don't know if you can see it on the video, but it's just full full full of small plastic pieces.
>> Yeah, it's a very >> It's just It's just rubbish. You can never go swimming here. And these people are going out to fish. They're loading the fisher nets onto the boats, fishing in this water. The at this point, the fish are probably half plastic.
Okay, thank you.
>> Thank you so much for showing me your own photo. Thank you so much.
>> I can, you know, just uh send you message, you know, Instagram. My name is Shan. I can say your name. Okay. That's a good Thank you. Thank you.
>> Thank you, boss. Thank you so much for showing me, man.
>> Yeah, it's my pleasure, sir. Thank you.
>> See you around. Yeah.
>> Bye-bye.
Yeah.
>> Welcome for the mahim.
>> Ah.
>> Okay.
>> Okay.
Thank you.
>> Take take.
Yeah.
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