As the coronavirus pandemic fuels a sense of hygiene, some Mumbai residents use the opportunity to shut down pigeon feeding spots Like many traffic junctions in Mumbai, the one outside my residence in suburban Vile Parle used to have a “kabootarkhana" next to it.
It wasn’t a built-up structure; only a row of paver blocks differentiatedthe pigeon feeding station from the street. About a decade ago, when the Gujarati working-class neighbourhood was undergoing gentrification, some of the older residents started feeding pigeons every morning.
Others followed suit. It soon turned into a community effort. The first murmurs of protest came from the residents of the new high-rises.
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