Question

Describe the lives of people living in chawls in Bombay

Answer 1

Chawls were the multi storeyed structure built and owned by landlords such as merchant, banker and building contractors. Each chawls was divided into small one room tenements.

1. No private toilet. Many families could reside at a time in tenements.

2. people used to keep window closed because of the close proximity to the filthy putter, buffaloes stable etc.

3. Chawls were also a place for exchanging news of strike ,demonstrations, riots etc.


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Answer 2

Answer:

Each chawl was divided into smaller one-room tenements, which had no private toilets. Many families could reside at a time in a tenement. People had to keep the windows of their rooms closed even in humid weather due to close proximity of filthy gutters, buffalo stables, etc.