Urbanisation and Industrialisation

The emergence of machine production based on the inanimate power resources like steam and electricity is known as ______.

Identify any town or city with which you are familiar. Find out both the history of its growth and its contemporary status.

Industrialisation and urbanisation are linked processes. Discuss.

A model of the South Asian colonial city

The European town…had spacious bungalows, elegant apartment houses, planned streets, trees on both sides of the street,…clubs for afternoon and evening get togethers…The open space was reserved for…Western recreational facilities, such as race and golf courses, soccer and cricket. When domestic water supply, electric connections, and sewage links were available or technically possible, the European town residents utilised them fully, whereas their use was quite restricted to the native town.

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Did the model of the South Asian colonial city cater to the needs of the natives? Give a reason for your answer.

While a few villages are totally absorbed in the process of expansion, only the land of many others, excluding the inhabited area, is used for urban development.

The growth of ______ cities accounts for the third type of urban impact on the surrounding villages.

How did Indian nationalists promote industrialization in the early years of independence?

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When the British took over states and towns of India, some of them lost their courts, artisans, and court gentry. Give any one reason.