Lessons from a century-old plan for Indore by Scottish planner Patrick Geddes

Recent research in Dhaka show that accommodation and housing are related but distinct needs.

The organisation of the G20 reflects its democratic deficit. Not only did the G20 summit turn parts of Hamburg into a virtual fortress, it also made hostages of thousands of peaceful protesters and residents.

India’s financial capital does infantilise its own indigenous history. But it also celebrates the past.

Reviewing Sondgo and its functioning residential and work places, thirteen years after the initial plans were drafted.

Privatisation, if seen as an exclusive way to regularise settlements, increases the risk of political manipulation and real-estate speculation.

How global cities can reinvent themselves by going local.

A community struggling with water and identity finds hope in nature and culture.

With one foot in the village and the other in the city, migrants have done more to urbanise India than any development scheme

This is the first of our fortnightly column in The Hindu Sunday Magazine. This week we explore how the rapid absorption of smart technologies is transforming how business is done in Dharavi and all over India.