Home Bound

For young Meher Balhaari, living in Asias largest slum was difficult enough before the Indian government announced the worlds biggest Coronavirus lockdown. Soon, her parents are left jobless and stand to lose even their home. Unless they act quickly, they will starve on the streets of Mumbai. As Covid-19 cases in their slum soar, the family finally realizes it has no choice but to leave for its village in Rajasthan. With the ban on public movement, it becomes clear that they would have to walk all the way, suffering police brutality, blistering heat and the threat of attack by criminals and wild animals. A deeply moving story about family, survival and relentless hope, Homebound brings to the page the stark realities of those who have remained too long without a voice.