Metronama : scenes from the Delhi metro
Sadana, Rashmi
Metronama : scenes from the Delhi metro - New Delhi Roli Books 2022 - xxi,264p.
Contents
Introduction xi
Part I
Crowded
The Train to Dwarka 3
Mandi House 6
Vanita 9
The Image of the City 12
Metro Bhawan 16
Space and Matter 19
Red Line 20
Resident Welfare 23
Okhla Station 28
Naipaul on the Metro 30
Nukkad Natak 32
Mumbai 36
Urban Hazards 37
Ramlila Maidan 40
From Badarpur 44
Yellow ' 46
Drishti 49
A Developed Country 52
Social Space 56
Seelampur Station 57
Pressure Cooker 62
Blue Line 64
Delhi-6 67
Bus Rapid Transit 69
The Bicycle Fixer 72
Part II
Expanding
A Road's Geography 81
The Gangway 83
Spontaneous Urbanism 86
Nehru Place 90
Rupali 91
Chief Minister 96
City of Malls 101
Violet Line 103
Metal and Plastic 107
Appropriate Architecture 108
Chawri Bazar 113
Ajay and Gita 116
Ring Road
119
Grievance and Governance 121
Morning Commute 125
Orange Line 129
The Play about the Metro 130
Aspirational Planning 134
Renu and Shiv 138
Layers and Sediment 142
Green Line 143
Cycle Rickshaw-wala 147
Metro Mob 150
The Techno-cosmopolitan 153
The Politics of Speed 157
Part III
Visible
World Class 167
Strike 169
Bus 174
Infrastructure by Example 175
Magenta Line 179
Radhika 182
Posture 185
Integration 186
The Photo that Went Viral 190
Voids and Solids 194
Beauty Salon 195
Suicide 198
Multiple Choice 203
Jahnavi 205
Cafe Coffee Day 208
Looks 212
Street Survey 213
Aasif 216
E-rickshaws 218
Love Marriage and a Head Injury 221
Fare Hike 223
At Home in Dakshinpuri 227
Dilli Haat 231
Pink Line 234
City Park 238
Epilogue 243
Acknowledgements 252
Bibliography 255
9789392130090
388.42095456 / SAD
Metronama : scenes from the Delhi metro - New Delhi Roli Books 2022 - xxi,264p.
Contents
Introduction xi
Part I
Crowded
The Train to Dwarka 3
Mandi House 6
Vanita 9
The Image of the City 12
Metro Bhawan 16
Space and Matter 19
Red Line 20
Resident Welfare 23
Okhla Station 28
Naipaul on the Metro 30
Nukkad Natak 32
Mumbai 36
Urban Hazards 37
Ramlila Maidan 40
From Badarpur 44
Yellow ' 46
Drishti 49
A Developed Country 52
Social Space 56
Seelampur Station 57
Pressure Cooker 62
Blue Line 64
Delhi-6 67
Bus Rapid Transit 69
The Bicycle Fixer 72
Part II
Expanding
A Road's Geography 81
The Gangway 83
Spontaneous Urbanism 86
Nehru Place 90
Rupali 91
Chief Minister 96
City of Malls 101
Violet Line 103
Metal and Plastic 107
Appropriate Architecture 108
Chawri Bazar 113
Ajay and Gita 116
Ring Road
119
Grievance and Governance 121
Morning Commute 125
Orange Line 129
The Play about the Metro 130
Aspirational Planning 134
Renu and Shiv 138
Layers and Sediment 142
Green Line 143
Cycle Rickshaw-wala 147
Metro Mob 150
The Techno-cosmopolitan 153
The Politics of Speed 157
Part III
Visible
World Class 167
Strike 169
Bus 174
Infrastructure by Example 175
Magenta Line 179
Radhika 182
Posture 185
Integration 186
The Photo that Went Viral 190
Voids and Solids 194
Beauty Salon 195
Suicide 198
Multiple Choice 203
Jahnavi 205
Cafe Coffee Day 208
Looks 212
Street Survey 213
Aasif 216
E-rickshaws 218
Love Marriage and a Head Injury 221
Fare Hike 223
At Home in Dakshinpuri 227
Dilli Haat 231
Pink Line 234
City Park 238
Epilogue 243
Acknowledgements 252
Bibliography 255
9789392130090
388.42095456 / SAD