Journeys
What does it mean to be part of a desperate crowd of seven million commuters, to whom the journey between home and workplace is a nightmare? Every day, year after year, in Mumbai (Bombay) over 6 million passengers take the suburban train to work and back. Nearly 4000 people die every year in acciden...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | English |
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Black Pepper Images
2004
India |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:16213e8a-902a-4dbf-903e-4cf7fa4c048d |
| Summary: | What does it mean to be part of a desperate crowd of seven million commuters, to whom the journey between home and workplace is a nightmare? Every day, year after year, in Mumbai (Bombay) over 6 million passengers take the suburban train to work and back. Nearly 4000 people die every year in accidents. Many spend nearly 5 hours traveling to and back from work. “Journeys” subtly and pointedly explores universal issues of space and human relations within a very specific environment, Mumbai. |
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| Published: | 2004 |