Making Mumbai is ComplexCity’s youth convention, attracting a strong crowd of youth annually. It focuses on bringing young people together from across the city, to share campaigns and initiatives they have led in the past year, and help them forge stronger connections to drive city-level change in the upcoming year.
Two curated walks are organised via the festival, to showcase narratives of the city through the voices of young leaders. In the basti (informal settlement) of Ambujwadi, Malad, members of the youth collective Malvani Yuva Parishad showcase housing and identity journeys, whereas in the rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) colony of Lallubhai Compound, Mankhurd, children’s collective Bal Adhikar Sangharsh Sangathan members share stories of growing up in the city and leading change. Curated walks can be organised for interested groups or individuals. Please email communication@yuvaindia.org for more.
Youth in the city from diverse backgrounds present one-act plays, developed and conceptualised by them, depicting slices of life in the city. Baaton Mein presents life in all its nuances, especially from the lens of young people in the city. It shares moments from their relationships with parents, friends, partners, and more!
Join Mumbai’s youth as they engage and co-create strategies on resilience and well-being.
Where: Maharashtra Nature Park, Dharavi
Time: 9 a.m. onwards
This curated walk through Kranti Nagar explores how informal workers build and sustain community life in a lesser-known part of Mumbai. Led by the youth of Kranti Nagar and Damu Nagar, the walk offers insights into everyday labour, local networks, and shared practices that shape belonging and resilience within the settlement.
Where: Kranti Nagar, Kandivali East
Time: 9 a.m. onwards
This curated walk through Kranti Nagar explores how informal workers build and sustain community life in a lesser-known part of Mumbai. Led by the youth of Kranti Nagar and Damu Nagar, the walk offers insights into everyday labour, local networks, and shared practices that shape belonging and resilience within the settlement.
Where: Kranti Nagar, Kandivali East
Time: 9 a.m. onwards
As part of the ComplexCity Festival 2026, youth groups across the city will participate in a street play competition, presenting performances on the theme “Aman ki Kahani, Yuvaon ke Jubani”, focusing on peace and harmony in society.
Where: Ganesh Rangmanch, near Shyamnagar Lake, Jogeshwari East
Time: 3 p.m. onwards
The Shramik Sahitya Sammelan is a unique space for informal workers to share their poems, songs, stories, and lived experiences. Those who build our cities, maintain its infrastructure, and contribute to its everyday life, often remain invisible. This annual initiative of ComplexCity creates a rare public platform for workers to present poems, stories, songs, street plays, and other cultural expressions rooted in their lived realities.
Where: YUVA Centre, Kharghar
Time: 11 a.m. onwards
