A place that has, at least in the eyes of the urban middle class, almost become synonymous with crime, Kannagi Nagar is a place where that was once swamp but is now home to some 12,000 families. The people that live here are those affected by the 2004 tsunami and successive rounds of slum evictions starting 2000.
Kannagi Nagar: On the Periphery
In just a few kilometers, tall glittering towers that reflects India’s new vision of itself, gives way to low rise neighbourhood with small, identical buildings with faded paint and moss growing in patches on the walls. The smell of food, where some kids were cooking a meal in front of their school, mingles with the raw smell of overflowing garbage and sewage running on the streets.
