the mobile jigsaw zahra mukhi
THE PROJECT Gari Khata is a neighborhood that falls between Saddar and M.A.Jinnah Road. In the midst of the hustle and bustle of these two busy centre points, Gari Khata is often forgotten. When you venture into this six and a half street mohallah, you find a completely different environment. Within the center, it is much calmer than in the peripheries. It is very busy yet life goes on at its own pace. Multiple ethnicities with multiple religious affiliations live in this relatively small space. Our goal was to map Gari Khata in a way that the local community could use them for their welfare projects. Additionally, each of us covered one aspect of the neighborhood that we found interesting. I chose to cover the hawkers, your basic everyday thallaywala standing on the roadside in the burning heat. What particularly interested me was their mobility. They would never stay in one place for long (save for a few of them who were more secure). There was this constant fear of being evicted by the government. Yet, these insecure hawkers are the ones that bring color to these dusty streets.
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Sidewalks
Blocks
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Block Profile d Roa
gh Road
Aram Ba
Hormusjee Street
Masjid Street
ery tch Ku Feroz Shah Road Feroz Shah Road
Shahrah-e-Liaquat
Gari Khata
Hormusjee Street
Masjid Street
M. A. Jinnah Road M. A. Jinnah Road
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Sidewalks
Legend
Sidewalk Profile
gh Road
Aram Ba
Hormusjee Street
Masjid Street
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e tch Ku Feroz Shah Road Feroz Shah Road
Shahrah-e-Liaquat
Gari Khata
Hormusjee Street
Masjid Street
M. A. Jinnah Road M. A. Jinnah Road
“Gari Khata ke Aloo Chholey barey mashhoor hain, sahi se bana ke dena.”
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Chai
Limca
Bun Kabab
Junk Food
Bhelpuri
Falsa Juice
Kulfi
Aloo Chholey
French Fries
Limoo Pani
Legend
gh Road
Aram Ba
Hormusjee Street
Masjid Street
oad ry R
e tch Ku Feroz Shah Road Feroz Shah Road
Mobility
Hormusjee Street
Masjid Street
M. A. Jinnah Road M. A. Jinnah Road
Shahrah-e-Liaquat
Little children run towards him, and he smiles down upon them like the smiles upon the
sun moon.
“Meri tasweer le ke
kia karo gi?” His friends urged him then to get his photo taken.
“Acha chalo,
marzi hai tumhari.”
“Bhaiyya, zara
jaldi bana ke dena.”
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KMC Truck
Chai
Limca
Bun Kabab
Junk Food
Bhelpuri
Falsa Juice
Kulfi
Aloo Chholey
French Fries
Limoo Pani
Legend
Shahrah-e-Liaquat
Big Brother
gh Road
Aram Ba
Hormusjee Street
Masjid Street
oad ry R
e tch Ku
Hormusjee Street
Masjid Street
M. A. Jinnah Road M. A. Jinnah Road Feroz Shah Road
People gathered around to see
what
was happening. And then
bought something as well.
“Mujhe yeh tasweer
zaroor dena,
yaad se!