Question

name the tenements in which the working people lived in Bombay? who built them? how where they are organised?

Answer 1

The tenements which were built in Bombay were called Chawls. These were built by the local landlords who were looking for quick ways to earn money from the workers and migrants. Chawls comprised of small rooms and became home to many at the time when the rent act led to the crisis in Bombay in 17 th century.