Pooja Gupta, from Bhandup, is a slumpreneur running a thriving make-up service while pursuing her education. In a conversation with Mid-day, this inspirational Mumbai slum champion shares her journey of turning her passion for makeup into a booming business

After facing the wrath of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Mumbai hoped 2021 would bring better tidings. It was nothing like what the city wished it to be though, as Mumbai witnessed a slew of disasters while it was in the midst of a devastating second wave of Covid-19. We look back at the tragedies in 2021, and how they wrecked Mumbai. Pics/AFP, mid-day photographers