| ID | 123068 |
| Title Proper | Ahmedabad's home remedies |
| Other Title Information | housing in the re-making of an industrial city, 1920-1960 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | McGowan, Abigail |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Long known as innovative in modernist architecture, mid century Ahmedabad was also pioneering in another area of built form: housing. Starting in the 1920s when Indians seized control of urban politics, Ahmedabadis launched a number of bold new initiatives to improve housing in the city, involving a striking range of actors-labour activists, middle-class reformers, mill owners, and municipal leaders. Largely ignored under earlier British leadership, housing became a key way for Ahmedabadis to lay claim to a new, more inclusive vision of the city. Although housing continued to play a prominent role in politics after Independence, the 1950s actually marked a retreat from that earlier inclusive vision, ultimately enshrining the class and community segregation that marks Ahmedabad today. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 36, No.3; Sep 2013: p.397-414 |
| Journal Source | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 36, No.3; Sep 2013: p.397-414 |
| Key Words | Housing ; Ahmedabad ; 1920s ; Urban Planning ; Sanitation ; Labour Politics |