Cities after colonialism

How riots formed Kolkata’s ghettos

Communal violence has led to clear territorial demarcation of space, access, and resources, marking the everyday experience of minority citizenship in Kolkata.

Cities in South and Southeast Asia share many characteristics and can learn from each other’s history, development trajectories and experiences.

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Communal violence has led to clear territorial demarcation of space, access, and resources, marking the everyday experience of minority citizenship in Kolkata.

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Colonial planning was about attracting people to Kolkata, post-colonial planning is more about crisis management.

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Depoliticised planning in Dhaka has meant a shift away from professional planners and public concerns.

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Leaving behind the troubled capital city is not a new development in Indonesia’s history.

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Unsafe and disaster-prone, extractive towns are still attractive to migrant workers.

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What makes cities work? It is not the historic monuments or grand architecture but something far more prosaic. Q and A with Prof Brett Neilson.

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Cities cannot function without domestic workers in India but their employment conditions remain precarious.

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