Monthly Archives: March 2018

Riot of Colours in a Pottery Shop at Khurja

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

Khurja is a city (and a municipal board) in the Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated around 85 km from Delhi. Khurja supplies a large portion of the ceramics used in the country, hence it is sometimes called The Ceramics City. The town is … Continue reading →

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Theories of Migration: Ravenstein’s Laws

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

The first attempt to spell out the ‘laws of migration’ was made by E.G. Ravenstein as early as in 1885. Using the birthplace data, Ravenstein identified a set of generalizations, which he called as ‘laws of migration’ concerning inter-county migration … Continue reading →

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Fly High

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

Orlando Espinosa If you want to move on to better things, you’re going to have to give up the things that are weighing you down and take a leap of faith! View original post

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Ethnoburbs: New Faces of Changing Settlement Dynamics

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

As urbanism is a new way of life in the fast urbanising world, many new settlement systems are emerging.An ethnoburb is such a type. An ethnoburb is a suburban residential as well as business area with a notable cluster of a particular ethnic minority population. Although … Continue reading →

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