Dharavi Island

[1] Dharavi Island comprises six villages, Dongri, Uttan, Pali, Chowk, Gorai, and Manori.

In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portuguese missionaries converted locals to Roman Catholicism, particularly among farming, fishing, and salt-making communities.

The East Indians are mainly engaged in agriculture, and live in century-old homes with Mangalorean tiled roofs, wooden balconies, and spacious kitchens equipped with backdoors for livestock like pigs.

[2][7] These villages of Dharavi Island are primarily inhabited by marginalized communities, including the Kolis, the Kunbis, and the Bhandaris.

[8] Women's groups on Dharavi Island engage in various activities, including preparing fish and vegetable pickles, crafting bottle masalas, and making rice handbreads.