Shabina Shaikh, 30, shows off her swanky kitchen at her family's five-star slum in Dharavi, Mumbai

All mod cons: Sayed Faiz, 20, sits next to his computer with webcam in his converted slum house

Posh: A luxury bathroom at the property

wow, that's pretty amazing....good for them.

wonder why they couldn't take that money and probably move to a better neighborhood?

better building is not all.peace of mind and being happy is what matter .i can on and on with this topic ,but every one believe drifently .

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Originally posted by Riya:
wow, that's pretty amazing....good for them.

wonder why they couldn't take that money and probably move to a better neighborhood?

Only a matter of time before those shacks are torn down and replaced by condos, they need to stay put so they can be given first preference to buy when the developers move in.

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Originally posted by komeer:
better building is not all.peace of mind and being happy is what matter .i can on and on with this topic ,but every one believe drifently .

so you think they are happy being surrounded by filth while being cocooned in their swanky indoors?

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Originally posted by Sunil:

Only a matter of time before those shacks are torn down and replaced by condos, they need to stay put so they can be given first preference to buy when the developers move in.

In the meanwhile, make the inside spiffy....make sense

I bet you they still have to fetch water there is no city supply and i wonder about the electrical connection.

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Originally posted by Riya:

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Originally posted by komeer:
better building is not all.peace of mind and being happy is what matter .i can on and on with this topic ,but every one believe drifently .

so you think they are happy being surrounded by filth while being cocooned in their swanky indoors?

We talking about Indians here....yes, they like it, hehehe

I guess home is where the heart is.

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Originally posted by Rosita:
I guess home is where the heart is.

Hopefully the heart likes to move on up also.

one way to look at it:

housing is probably very expensive and moving to a suitable neighbourhood will cost them significantly, they may not be able to afford all the amenities they have at this moment.

its best to stay put and enjoy all the finer things in life and make the move when they save enough money.

i'm not living in a middle class neighbourhood, should i save until i can afford a 15 mil home on a 8 mil land or build a 7 mil home on a 1 mil land and have most of the comforts i need in my home?

A Home is where the heart is.