Photogallery: Down and out in Mumbai

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Updated On Oct 12, 2011 10:47 pm IST

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Children at a nutrition rehabilitation centre in Rafi Nagar, where there are fed nutrient-rich foods 4-5 times a day. It is run by an NGO, Apnalaya. Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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Children at a nutrition rehabilitation centre in Rafi Nagar, where there are fed nutrient-rich foods 4-5 times a day. It is run by an NGO, Apnalaya. Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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Priya Doiphode, with her father, Santosh, a train-coach attendant. Priya is one of around 83,243 malnourished children in Mumbai, according to government data. Photograph by Pramit Bhattacharya.

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Priya Doiphode, with her father, Santosh, a train-coach attendant. Priya is one of around 83,243 malnourished children in Mumbai, according to government data. Photograph by Pramit Bhattacharya.

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Parents in "Pipeline" say their kids prefer snacks from stalls to home-cooked food. However, such food is prepared in unhygienic conditions and lacks variety. Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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Parents in "Pipeline" say their kids prefer snacks from stalls to home-cooked food. However, such food is prepared in unhygienic conditions and lacks variety. Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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In Indira Nagar, a gutter flows nearby spreading diseases. Numerous shanties have been built right over the gutter. Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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In Indira Nagar, a gutter flows nearby spreading diseases. Numerous shanties have been built right over the gutter. Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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Nasreen, a malnourished child and her mother, Sakina Banu (in the middle), with anganwadi (child health-care) workers at "Pipeline". Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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Nasreen, a malnourished child and her mother, Sakina Banu (in the middle), with anganwadi (child health-care) workers at "Pipeline". Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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Shops selling chips and other snacks have proliferated at "Pipeline". Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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Shops selling chips and other snacks have proliferated at "Pipeline". Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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Indira Nagar is commonly known as "Pipeline" because the brick-wood-and sackcloth shanties were built over a water pipeline in the early 1990s. Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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Indira Nagar is commonly known as "Pipeline" because the brick-wood-and sackcloth shanties were built over a water pipeline in the early 1990s. Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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Najibulnisa Ahmed's entire family in Rafi Nagar is malnourished. Both her children are admitted to the nutrition rehabilitation centre. Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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Najibulnisa Ahmed's entire family in Rafi Nagar is malnourished. Both her children are admitted to the nutrition rehabilitation centre. Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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In the heart of Mumbai's richest suburb lies Indira Nagar. Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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In the heart of Mumbai's richest suburb lies Indira Nagar. Photo by Pramit Bhattacharya

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