Category Archives: Urban Studies

Forest in the Heart of City: Guindy National Park, Chennai(link)

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Rashid Faridi

If you are a green enthusiast and care about urban green spaces, Guindy National Park is for you.It is a protected Reserve Forest right in the heart of Chennai. The main gate of this park is in a small lane next … Continue reading →

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Is Our Urban Realm is Turning into a Big Slum?

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

We’re not just talking about poor people living in classic shantytowns on the peripheries of Global South cities, but living on rooftops, in filled-in airwells in the centre of buildings; in cages of wire netting erected to protect their few … Continue reading →

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Ziggurats: Important Milestones in Evolution of Cities

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Ziggurats were important milestones in the evolution of cities. They were massive stone structures built in the  Mesopotamian valley and western Iranian plateau, in the form of a terraced  pyramid-like structure of successively receding stories or levels.In ancient times, they worked as nuclei … Continue reading →

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Waning Para Culture of Kolkata (Calcutta),India

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

The city has a distinct Para, adda, and “club” culture. Paras in Kolkata signify a neighbourhood with a strong sense of community, and are usually sharply defined on the basis of loyalties (like which households contribute economically to which public … Continue reading →

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