After spending a night in a relative’s chawl, the resident revealed that the experience completely changed their worldview. A viral social media post by a Mumbai resident has triggered a discussion about the wealth divide in the country’s financial capital.
Facing cramped, single-room living conditions and hours-long queues for communal toilets, the resident said they would ‘never complain’ about their life.
Took me a while to get out of that life. Didn’t have a toilet at home, no AC, no privacy. Things are significantly better now, and I would never ever go back to that life again.”
A fourth said: “I lived in a chawl for a large part of my life, had a slow start to my career, and had to stabilise financially.
Mumbai resident says they will never complain about their life after staying in a chawl for one night.
“I had visited a distant relative who stays in chawl. As it was already late at night, they insisted me to stay and I agreed. I was shocked to see how people even stay there.
5-6 people sleep in one small room, no privacy, lots of noise around,” the Mumbai local said.
