Posted AT 12:00 AM EDT on 12/01/08
Saunders: Slumming it is better than bulldozing it
This is going to be a big year for the wrecking ball. By the time it's over, two of the world's most famous neighbourhoods will be gone, replaced with scaffolds, cement mixers and the sort of well-meaning mistakes that have scarred the cities of the West for decades.
The photo accompanying this article was taken on Christmas Eve in the sprawling Mumbai slum of Nehru Nagar.
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