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Slumming India: A Chronicle of Slums and Their Saviours

Gita Dewan Verma

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Description:Slumming India is a chronicle of our times, offering a glimpse into the story of the slumming of India's cities. The author explores the fundamental question of how, in the world’s largest democracy, a large and growing section of the urban population is less equal and not faring well. Written with rare honesty by one who has been part of The System, the book dwells on the underlying processes through which so many urbanites have been marginalized as slum-walas, forced to live on pavements or in jhuggi clusters, and how a small number of urban development-walas are letting the cities slowly die.The real problem, the author argues, is not the pervasive urban squalor that offends us all, but rather the moral and intellectual bankruptcy that sustains it. The stories used in the book are not unique—urban dwellers are witness to them every day—and the author stays clear of painting a static overview of the slum problem through statistics and stereotypes, preferring, instead, to highlight the human aspects of the problem. The book does not provide yet another ‘original’ solution—rather the reader is left to find answers to the question: what can you do to solve the problem and what are you waiting for? This thorough and uncompromising analysis is a must-read for all those concerned with urban issues.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Slumming India: A Chronicle of Slums and Their Saviours. To get started finding Slumming India: A Chronicle of Slums and Their Saviours, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Penguin Books, India

Release: 2003

ISBN: 0143028758

Description: Slumming India is a chronicle of our times, offering a glimpse into the story of the slumming of India's cities. The author explores the fundamental question of how, in the world’s largest democracy, a large and growing section of the urban population is less equal and not faring well. Written with rare honesty by one who has been part of The System, the book dwells on the underlying processes through which so many urbanites have been marginalized as slum-walas, forced to live on pavements or in jhuggi clusters, and how a small number of urban development-walas are letting the cities slowly die.The real problem, the author argues, is not the pervasive urban squalor that offends us all, but rather the moral and intellectual bankruptcy that sustains it. The stories used in the book are not unique—urban dwellers are witness to them every day—and the author stays clear of painting a static overview of the slum problem through statistics and stereotypes, preferring, instead, to highlight the human aspects of the problem. The book does not provide yet another ‘original’ solution—rather the reader is left to find answers to the question: what can you do to solve the problem and what are you waiting for? This thorough and uncompromising analysis is a must-read for all those concerned with urban issues.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Slumming India: A Chronicle of Slums and Their Saviours. To get started finding Slumming India: A Chronicle of Slums and Their Saviours, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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