MUMBAI -- In the shadows of India's wealthiest business district, residents of Asia's biggest slum are pushing back against plans by one of India's biggest conglomerates to redevelop their area, home to about a million people.

People walk past stores selling consumer goods in an alley in Dharavi, Mumbai. Asia's biggest slum has been earmarked for redevelopment against the wishes of many locals. © Reuters
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