In the near future, you might want to drop by a bank. And it is easy to find a branch close to you. It's a city, after all, and you know you're going to be alright. But that's perhaps because you don't live in Govandi's M East ward — which houses the largest slum population in the city and has no nationalised bank.

This Friday, youth and children from the ward's Shivaji Nagar will take the stage to shed light on their reality. With theatre, mime and rap performances, the event in Nariman Point organised by NGO Apnalaya is titled Yeh Bhi Hai Mumbai, Meri Jaan! "The idea is to go and speak to that part of Mumbai that doesn't get to engage with M East ward. The programme showcases the invisibilisation of a place that is critical to the city. It also provides a stage for the youth to speak — in a way where sharing their stories is more important than finesse — as they lack social and physical space," says Dr Arun Kumar, CEO of the NGO that works for community development.