CONTENTS Preface 7 Introduction 8 The Global Urban Crisis Arjun Appaduai 16 Reintroducing Mumbai - Understanding the Urban History and Geography of Mumbai 32 1 Institutionalising of National Consciousness in Mumbai Aroon Tikekar 35 2 Changing Geographic Environment of Bruhan Mumbai B. Arunachalam 66 3 Labour History of Textile Industry Neera Adarkar 78 Changing Landscapes of Mumbai 94 1 Changing Economy and Spatial Planning Response in Mumbai Vidyadhar K. Phatak 96 2 Restructuring and Revitalising Landuse in Mumbai G.S. Pantbalekundri 108 3 Mumbai's Environmental Concerns Sunjoy Monga 118 City Cultures in Mumbai 130 1 Mumbai and Cinema Amit Gangar 132 2 Mumbai's Cultural Potpourri Vimal N. Shah 142 3 Bombay, Mumbai and Music Ashok D. Ranade 158 Media and Arts in Mumbai 170 1 Perceiving Mumbai Sudhir Patwardhan 172 2 Imaging Mumbai and K.P Jayshankaran Anjali Monteiro 186 Planning & Governance in Mumbai 192 1 Administration & Governance in Mumbai V. Ranganathan 194 2. Intervening in Mumbai Shirish Patel 206 3 Dialogue with the 'Other' in Mumbai Navtej Kaur Bhutani 220 Re-visioning Mumbai Step by Step - Manifesto 226 The Asiatic Society (1804-2004) 230 Acknowledgments 254 Index 255