Essays on Bangalore

The urban modernization narrative calls to replace the native urban poor with a new class of people who will uphold the world-city ambitions projected by Bangalore’s government. Indeed, India’s land dispossession and booming property investments are not occurring in its city centers, but rather on...

Cities are “spatial manifestations of broader social forces and struggles”, contained and shaped by their built environment. Industrial capitalist modernity has been the driving force behind city development, and the commodification of ‘place’ has resulted into cities being ‘converted into products to be sold in...

Trekking around Bangalore is on the rise among the millennials and travel enthusiasts. Since this city is known for its stressful and hectic urban lifestyle, individuals living there are looking forward to more places that are far away from the hustle and bustle of city-life....