The relationship between cities and rivers is a historic one, and has existed ever since the formation of the very first settlements along these water bodies, which were considered preferable for their diverse geographical qualities. Many urban settlements have evolved with rivers serving as a...
Category: Reports
Paving the Way: Street Vendors as Catalysts for Sustainable Urban Development, Another City is Possible
‘Another City is Possible’ is a PRC initiative to strengthen the public dialogue about urban and various issues it is plagued by. Fostering urban as an inclusive space, another city is possible is a podcast series conducted as on-ground sessions, webinars and interactive discussions with...
Growing in the City: A Toolkit Translating Urban Agriculture into Critical Pedagogy
Educators today play a more crucial role than ever. Helping students to understand their syllabus and score good enough marks to pass their exams – although still important, is not the sole focus of education anymore. As our world becomes more and more complex, the...
River in the City: Narrative report on Social, Ecological and Urban Aspects of Riverfront Development along Khan Saraswati River, Indore
This is the fifth report from our Nagar Nadi Fellowship Report Series and explores social, ecological and urban aspects of riverfront development along Khan-Saraswati River in Indore. It is written by Prachi Satrawal, who is trained as an architect and works towards understanding cities in...
Keeping Heads Above Water: The Challenges of Land Appropriation and Environmental Degradation faced by Pune’s Rivers
This is the fourth report from our Nagar Nadi Fellowship Report Series and explores the state of the Mula, Mutha, and Mula-Mutha rivers in Pune. It is written by Chayanika Iyer, who has been working at different intersections of culture, gender, resistance, art and space,...
Nagar Nadi Hyderabad Musi
This is the third report from our Nagar Nadi Fellowship Report Series and explores state of Musi river in Hyderabad. It is written by Sanjeev who has been involved in development sector since 2014. Started his journey as a social worker with research projects on...
Nagar Nadi Dispatch 3: September – October 2022 (Riverfront Observatory Initiative)
The relationship between cities and rivers is a historic one, and has existed ever since the formation of the very first settlements along these water bodies, which were considered preferable for their diverse geographical qualities. Many urban settlements have evolved with rivers serving as a...
Anthropocene to Ecocene – Unravelling Socio-Ecological Plunder and Systemic Erasure: The Development chronicles of Surat, IN
This is the second report from our Nagar Nadi Fellowship Report Series and explores urban stretches of rivers in and around the city of Surat, Gujarat. It is written by Nikhil Sanjay Shah, a global citizen and researcher with a keen interest in a wide...
Stifled by ‘Vikas’ In the Land of the Moksha: Nagar-Nadi relations in the city of Varanasi
This is the first report from our Nagar Nadi Fellowship Report Series, and explores urban stretches of rivers in and around the city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It is written by Raina Ghosh, our Nagar Nadi Fellow – a PhD Research Scholar at the Centre...
Nagar Nadi Dispatch 2: July – August 2022 (Riverfront Observatory Initiative)
The relationship between cities and rivers is a historic one, and has existed ever since the formation of the very first settlements along these water bodies, which were considered preferable for their diverse geographical qualities. Many urban settlements have evolved with rivers serving as a...