ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I, first have to thank my institution NMiMS's Balwanth Sheth School of Architecture and the Dean of our college, Mr. Trilochan Chhaya, for showing confidence and letting me proceed with my overall concept. I am thankful for the guidance received from Mrs. Tapan Mittal-Deshpande .Elaborate discussions with her helped me understand the basics of analysis and scoring methods- a very important part of my thesis. It would have been impossible to get “my idea� to pass thru into a working reality had it not been for the supportive direction from her side. Furthermore, I would like to thank several people who contributed to this work, Pakshal Sanghvi, for sharing the pictures which helped in the process, MHADA for helping me in accomplishing in getting the required urban plans. KamlaRaheja Vidyanidhi College of Architecture for helping me get throught the important case papers required for the research. Finally, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the people of Dharavi, who were always eager to open their houses and shops, sharing their aspirations and demonstrating the strength of their community. But nothing could have been accomplished without my family and friends, because their patience and encouragement gave me the strength to begin and complete it successfully.
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