Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. PART I DEVELOPMENT
6. Introduction 47
7. 1 BUNTY SINGH BUILDER OF DREAMS 59
8. 2 IMRAN HOUSING CONTRACTOR 68
9. 3 DALPAT MANAGER OF SERVICES 78
10. 4 MEHMOODBHAI TOILET OPERATOR 87
11. 5 KAUSHAL LAND AGGLOMERATOR 95
12. 6 JANU SISTER-SUPERVISOR OF MIGRANT CONSTRUCTION WORKERS 101
13. PART II PROPERTY
14. Introduction 109
15. 7 DR. K MIDDLE-CLASS SOCIAL WORKER 121
16. 8 ASHOK RAVAT SHIVAJI PARK’S SENTINEL 128
17. 9 SHAZIA PROOF MAKER 137
18. 10 NIRMALA KAMATHIPURA’S GATEKEEPER 145
19. 11 FARHAD “SUE MAKER” 154
20. PART III BUSINESS
21. Introduction 163
22. 12 RAMITA SURROGACY AGENT 175
23. 13 MUHAMMAD REVALORIZER OF E-WASTE 182
24. 14 DEEPAK MAKING MUMBAI (IN CHINA) 191
25. 15 LUBAINA FRAMING “DEVELOPMENT” 199
26. 16 SHANKAR DELIVERING AUTHENTICITY 208
27. 17 MANAL-MUNA COOKING UP VALUE 216
28. 18 RAMJI BUSINESS ENERGIZER 224
29. PART IV DIFFERENCE
30. Introduction 233
31. 19 BHIMSEN GAIKWAD SINGER OF JUSTICE 243
32. 20 SULTAN IMAGE MANAGER 253
33. 21 RAJ CARTING COSMOPOLITANISM 262
34. 22 LAXMI DEALER IN EMOTION 270
35. 23 DHARAMSEY ASSEMBLER OF TRADITION 278
36. 24 DALVI SPEAKER OF CITIES 286
37. PART V PUBLICS
38. Introduction 297
39. 25 SHASHI DOT CONNECTOR 307
40. 26 ANIL PRAKASH AMPLIFIER OF CINEMA-INDUSTRIAL CONNECTIONS 315
41. 27 GAURAVPANT MISHRA CROWD MAKER 322
42. 28 SRINIVASAN KINGMAKER 329
43. 29 MADHU DOOR OPENER 337
44. 30 POORNIMA DESIGNING RELATIONS 347
45. PART VI TRUTH
46. Introduction 355
47. 31 RAJANI PANDIT DETECTOR OF “TRUTHS” 367
48. 32 AFZAL TAXIMAN RUMOR NAVIGATOR 378
49. 33 PAWAN PRISON MASTER 384
50. 34 SUJIT MASTER COMMUNICATOR 391
51. 35 CHADDA REPORT MAKER 401
52. 36 PRAKASH DATA ENTREPRENEUR 405
53. CONCLUSION OTHER PLACES, OTHER TIMES 414
54. GLOSSARY 425
55. ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS 437
56. INDEX 441