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How did Tamil people settle at Dharavi, Mumbai?

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Dharavi's speciality is Manufacturing Leather made things like, Bags, Belts & Jackets. Around 60s, when factories are started in Mumbai, there was need of workers & as my father says, they even call the peoples walking through the gate of the company and ask “Do you need a job”. read more

During this time many Tamil people came to Dharavi and settled there. This is the reason behind the high Tamil population in Dharavi. Tamil movie Nayakan(Nayakan (1987)) is roughly based on the good deeds of Varadarajan. Hope I answered your question. read more

In 1999, the school started with five kids; today it has 1000 students. Besides Hindi and Marathi, Tamil is an optional language. But, during this season, Tamil flavours the neighbourhood. On August 29, the Ganesha will arrive. The 102-year-old custom of a Ganapathi Mandal makes Dharavi’s possibly the second oldest in Mumbai. read more

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