Planning the City: Urbanization and Reform in Calcutta, C. 1800 - C. 1940

by Partho Datta

In 1820, an unusual letter was published in the Bengali newspaper Samachar Darpan. It was a plaintive appeal from the rats of the city of Calcutta saying they were being unfairly displaced from their ancient dwellings. Calcutta was indeed going through momentous changes - new roads and neighborhoods were being planned, channels for draining were being dug, new structures were coming up and existing buildings refurbished. These changes were...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8189487906
• ISBN13: 9788189487904
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Tulika Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"