Stencilled just above the stairs, the red mark in Mumbai's Dharavi slum is tantamount to an eviction notice for residents like Bipinkumar Padaya.

"I was born here, my father was born here, my grandfather was born here," sighed the 58-year-old government employee.

"But we don't have any choice, we have to vacate."

Soon, bulldozers are expected to rumble into Asia's largest slum, in the heart of the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai, flattening its labyrinth of filthy alleyways for a brand-new neighbourhood.

The redevelopment scheme, led by Mumbai authorities and billionaire tycoon Gautam Adani, reflects modern India -- excessive, ambitious, and brutal.

If it goes ahead, many of Dharavi's million residents and workers will be uprooted.

"They told us they will give us houses and then they wi

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