differences and similarities between the planned cities built in India during the British period and those built after independence - Social Science - Colonialism and the City

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differences and similarities between the planned cities built in
India during the British period and those built after independence

Sushrita Das · Accepted Answer

During British times:
The urban centres built by British such as Madras, Delhi and
Bombay were basically fortified cities British people lived within
the fort area These areas were known as the Civil Lines All other
structures such as churches, shops or administrative headquarters
were built in the fort area A nearby area was assigned for the army
Such an area was known as the “cantonment” The Black
town was that part of the city where the locals lived

In post-independence days

After independence all these distinctions were done way with Whay
now emerged to be important was optimum uitilisation of land with
ultimate aim of development With this aim, the first planned city
of free India, Chandigarh, emerged Instead of the British and
Native section, this city was divided into
Head (the Capitol Complex, Sector 1),
Heart (the City Centre Sector-17),
Lungs (the leisure valley, innumerable open spaces and sector
greens),
Intellect (the cultural and educational institutions),
Circulatory system (the network of roads, the 7Vs) and
Viscera (the Industrial Area)

differences and similarities between the planned cities built in India during the British period and those built after independence.