Reality Tours             Delhi                In Dharavi and later in at the Diwali party for the ragpickers, we met two very good guys, one from the UK, Chris Way, and the other from India, Krishna Poojari, who had set up an interesting business called Reality Tours and Travel.  They had begun over the last two or …

Picking at the Landfill             Mumbai           Perhaps predictably, there is a hierarchy in rag picking, like so many other professions.  The simple rule is easy to follow:  the closer you are to the source of the garbage, the better your yield, and therefore your income.  Like so many businesses, you do better, if you have …

Ragpickers Diwali October 30, 2008             Mumbai           As part of ACORN International, ACORN India, and the ACORN Foundation’s program, we have initiated the Dharavi Project, as an initiative for the ragpickers.  I will talk more about this in coming days, because it is an exciting project and an interesting and different strategy for us to …