Katherine Boo

This event explores Annawadi, a slum on the edge of Mumbai, through Katherine Boo's book Behind the Beautiful Forevers. Annawadi's residents are scavengers, construction workers and economic migrants, trying to gain a foothold in one of the world's most unequal cities. When the global recession and terrorism rock the city, tensions over religion, caste, sex and power are laid bare. Join us to find out the truth about one of the great cities of the 21st century. Katherine Boo is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.