Metronama : scenes from the Delhi metro

By:

Sadana, Rashmi

Publication details: New Delhi Roli Books 2022Description: xxi,264pISBN:

9789392130090

DDC classification:

388.42095456 SAD

Contents:

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

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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

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