''Slum Jagathu'' (''Slum World'' in English) is a not-for-profit magazine, published and edited by Isaac Arul Selva, who dwells in the slums of

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

, India, slums surrounding rich neighborhoods and IT companies. The magazine was launched in 2000. "This is a unique project for slum-dwellers by slum-dwellers", he says. "It is not just a magazine. It is a voice echoing the struggle of slum-dwellers. Our ultimate aim is to inspire a movement to fight for our basic rights and amenities." Printed in the

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

language, it provides its readers with information and resources, to take advantage of existing government programs designed to alleviate

poverty Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a basic standard of living. Poverty can have diverse Biophysical environmen ...

. The local readership as of 2004 was quoted as 2500 monthly.

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Amezing Indian Story in Times now

One World Story

BBC news article on the magazine

CNN IBN Television coverage on the magazine

DNA Daily coverage on the magazine

Tehelka article by Issac Arul Selva

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