The Dharavi Model: How Asia’s Largest Slum Defeated COVID-19

A riveting account of how the deadly Coronavirus was contained in Asia’s largest slum. An explosion that could have pushed not just Mumbai but all of India on the back foot was nipped in the bud with no manual to handle such a travesty. Kiran Dighavkar’s The Dharavi Model is a thrilling chronicle of the measures that were taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in Dharavi. They helped save many lives. It is also the tales of those who lost their lives fighting the battle against COVID-19. The model applauded and implemented at a global level is passionately penned as a book.