Introduction Slums, the silhouette of urbanisation have not been a part of mainstream discourses since its conceptual inception. Over the years, the “socio-political thought leaders” have divided urbanism and urbanisation into two distinct baskets. Urbanisation, on the one end is the movement of people from rural to urban settlements and the expansion of the urban […]
Breathing Beyond Smog: The Social and Emotional Realities of Delhi’s Pollution Crisis
Breathing Beyond Smog: The Social and Emotional Realities of Delhi’s Pollution Crisis Air pollution in Delhi has turned out to be far beyond an environmental crisis. It represents a deep sociological phenomenon with dimensions that are physical, emotional, and cultural. Incidents of high pollution levels, even in the winter season, trigger a collective sense of […]
A Woman Taking A Stroll In Delhi’s Hauz Khas Village: Are Free Drinks Emancipatory?
The freedom of anonymity for women in cities like Delhi can be emancipatory, allowing them to temporarily escape from the traditional patriarchal authority and power structures at home. Living in the capital city can be empowering, but it is also shaped by historical, social, cultural, political, and economic factors that govern the city and the […]