No vacancy for all the single ladies in Mumbai

Single women in Indian cities often find it difficult to rent their own place. Photos: Filepic

A month after she turned 25, Sangita Sharma arrived in Mumbai, the city of her dreams, leaving behind a small town in northern India where relatives constantly asked her why she was not married.

Sharma first stayed with an aunt, then at a working women's hostel. A few years later, when she had secured a well-paid position at an event management firm, Sharma decided she wanted a flat of her own.