Devashish Dhar on Understanding the Indian City

<p>One of the most visible signs of India’s economic development in the past seventy-five years has been the growth of its cities. Some of them are now among the largest on the planet, both in terms of area and population. However, Indian cities are far from perfect. They’re often not well planned, coping with problems of rapid growth and inefficient use of land and other resources. Indian cities are also plagued by a lack of basic amenities, such as clean drinking water, sanitation, and solid waste management systems, as well as safety-related problems.</p><p>What is the scale of the challenges facing India’s cities? What are some of the ideas and themes that are unique to India’s experience of urbanization? What is the global significance of the trends underway in Indian cities?</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/devashish-dhar-3115a029?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&challengeId=AQGsYl8CG6utbgAAAYsYN-t1I4kTc8F5RbboldSjiKC1GvTOpJ4bC7NRSS1HegiDEigKk8Pe1tU6d9Vu1A_MGw58xeHBnHjP0Q&submissionId=9cf0b02d-4baa-8c17-5786-d07b2e250549&challengeSource=AgFawcAG_aYiswAAAYsYN_d4azsl8-r-5Z3VrTvEVKib_87sR2D06fa2NUfv87o&challegeType=AgHI3ACCVvaElQAAAYsYN_d7QfiOu8Vurq2ThkI8y46HweJAPk1Iy0E&memberId=AgFywTltj6MwBgAAAYsYN_d_gaZPv8Z_pkF8meVdtvI8Raw&recognizeDevice=AgGGK_FWFxrxjAAAAYsYN_eCzJ_OIu_5dOF5I6Eli25Fc-reBcqN">Devashish Dhar</a> discusses many of these questions in his recent book, <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Indias-Blind-Spot-Understanding-Post-COVID/dp/9354895204/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr="><i>India’s Blind Spot: Understanding and Managing Our Cities</i></a>. In this episode, he joins <a href="https://carnegieindia.org/experts/1659">Anirudh Burman</a> to unpack them further.</p><p><strong>Episode Contributors</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/devashish-dhar-3115a029?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&challengeId=AQGsYl8CG6utbgAAAYsYN-t1I4kTc8F5RbboldSjiKC1GvTOpJ4bC7NRSS1HegiDEigKk8Pe1tU6d9Vu1A_MGw58xeHBnHjP0Q&submissionId=9cf0b02d-4baa-8c17-5786-