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  • This book asks why ‘global Indians’ have failed to demand fair and equal cities for all citizens

    This book asks why ‘global Indians’ have failed to demand fair and equal cities for all citizens

    Malini Ranganathan David L Pike Sapana Doshi
    · Jun 26, 2024 · 08:30 am
  • ‘6 Metros’: This two-volume book of urban planning encourages us to imagine an equal city for all

    ‘6 Metros’: This two-volume book of urban planning encourages us to imagine an equal city for all

    Jagan Shah
    · Jan 06, 2024 · 08:30 am
  • The vision of slum-free Indian cities needs to be viewed through the lens of inclusive development

    The vision of slum-free Indian cities needs to be viewed through the lens of inclusive development

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    · Sep 19, 2020 · 07:30 am
  • ‘Delhi is a lovesick student, Bombay a huge rat’: Twitter users describe their home cities

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    · Jul 08, 2019 · 03:55 pm
  • Mumbai residents earn India’s fastest-growing salaries – but still can’t afford a home

    Mumbai residents earn India’s fastest-growing salaries – but still can’t afford a home

    Kuwar Singh, qz.com
    · Apr 05, 2019 · 01:30 pm
  • India’s informal workers are key to developing real ‘smart cities’, says a new paper

    India’s informal workers are key to developing real ‘smart cities’, says a new paper

    Maria Thomas, qz.com
    · Jun 15, 2018 · 08:30 pm
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    Paris in Mumbai: A photo series highlights the absurdity of India’s elite residential projects

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    · Mar 27, 2018 · 01:30 pm
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    City scenes: Three photographers seek the soul of urban India

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    How India’s concretising cities are becoming heat islands

    Max Martin, IndiaSpend.com
    · Jul 13, 2016 · 09:30 pm
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