Mumbai has been in the grip of redevelopment fever for some years now. You know the drill—you live in an oldish building, an appointed builder knocks down the building, you live on rent elsewhere, and in two-and-a-half years, you get a spanking new building. Your flat is a chunk bigger than the old one, and the builder sells the flats on additional floors, so it’s a win-win. All in theory, at least. This was also the subject of Aravind Adiga’s masterfully observed Last Man in Tower, set in Vishram Society in Vakola, Santa Cruz East, a stone’s throw from my flat.

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