OUR understanding of Indian cities— their history, geography, sociology, politics— is seriously limited. At the time of its Independence, India was primarily a rural country. The government invested heavily in understanding rural India.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/our-little-understood-urban-dystopia
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-planning
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi-metro-rail-corporation-dmrc
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mithi
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-sprawl
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/yamuna
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/habitat-and-urbanisation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-waterlogging
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-transport
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/slums
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-pollution