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Apna Time Aayega Inspiring Stories of Mumbai's Grassroots Youth

by Aaditya Sengupta Dhar

Book Details

Publisher:Anecdote Publishing House
Published:2025-05-18
Pages:217
Format:BOOK
Language:en
ISBN:9788198258915

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About This Book

About the book:- There's one Mumbai you hear about a lot the commercial epicenter of the world's fastest-growing economy, home to more billionaires than any city other than New York and London. There's another Mumbai you don't hear about quite that much - a city with half its population living in slums and the youth there dreaming of becoming part of India's growth story. Apna Time Aayega (Our Time Will Come) is a collection of inspiring stories by such youths in their own words. Stories that co

Our Review

This collection provides an unvarnished look at Mumbai's grassroots youth movement, featuring firsthand accounts from young people navigating the city's stark economic divides. While global media focuses on India's billionaire class, these narratives emerge from the slums where half of Mumbai's population resides, documenting the aspirations of those determined to claim their place in the nation's growth story. The voices captured here represent the other Mumbai—the one rarely given platform in international business coverage—yet whose dreams and struggles fundamentally shape the city's character.

What distinguishes this work is its authentic presentation of these stories in the youths' own words, creating an intimate portrait of resilience that transcends typical poverty narratives. Readers interested in urban sociology, economic justice, and human-centered development will find these accounts particularly compelling as they reveal the complex reality beneath India's economic miracle. The collection ultimately serves as both documentation and testament to the quiet revolution occurring in Mumbai's overlooked neighborhoods, where "apna time aayega" functions not as passive hope but as determined prophecy.

Themes

Political Science

Subjects

Political Science