'The fans just circulate hot air': how indoor heat is making life unbearable in India's sweltering cities

As the mercury soars, people have been told to shelter inside. But for those in poor housing in places like Bengalaru, there is no respiteAt noon, Khustabi Begum is sitting on the steps leading to her three-room home, trying to escape the stifling April heat indoors. But respite is hard to come by in Rajendra Nagar, a slum in south Bengaluru. "It's just as hot outside, but it feels worse indoors. It's been really hot for the past five or six days, but at least there's an occasional breeze outside," says the 36-year-old.Inside Begum's dimly lit living room, ceiling fans whir. One corner is stacked with sacks of onions and just outside their home is a vending cart. "My husband sells erulli, belluli [onions, garlic]," she says. Continue reading...