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Gautam Bhan

A new book shows how the Covid-19 pandemic worsened structural inequalities in Indian cities

An excerpt from ‘Cities Rethought: A New Urban Disposition’, by Gautam Bhan, Michael Keith, Susan Parnell, and Edgar Pieterse.

Gautam Bhan
,
Susan Parnell
,
Michael Keith
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Edgar Pieterse
· Oct 21, 2024 · 08:30 am
Delhi Master Plan 2041: What will it really take to create a city without slums?

The In-Situ Slum Rehabilitation model offered by planners is deeply flawed.

Gautam Bhan
· Sep 20, 2021 · 09:00 am
Mumbai rail stampede: What use is our anger if it’s only at the way we die – not at the way we live

If we all are not asking questions about why things are the way they are, then that’s partly why they are the way they are.

Gautam Bhan
· Oct 01, 2017 · 08:00 am

Demonetisation isn't an inconvenience for poor people – it risks causing a welfare shock

The 'Economy' doesn’t lend, trickle to the poor – or do anything to ease the shock.

Gautam Bhan
· Nov 15, 2016 · 05:08 pm