This document provides information about Mumbai, India and the Govandi neighborhood where the author lives. It states that Mumbai has a population of over 20 million people and was historically made up of 7 islands that were controlled by various regimes until the British reshaped the area in the 18th century. It also explains that Govandi was originally a small, distant suburb that grew after the government developed a slaughterhouse and relocated people, establishing a new housing colony.