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Superdiversity in Delhi
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Sharma, Sheetal |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | Delhi, the capital of India, is a vibrant city with cosmopolitan culture, and has a rich past. Its history can be traced back to the times of the Mahabharata. Delhi is a classic case of “superdiversity” in terms of geography, cultures, communities, and even spatial expansion. Its diversity is a hybridisation of cultures in a very unique sense, that has evolved over centuries. Superdiversity in Delhi has reached a stage that can be called “post-diversity”, the stage where the rough edges of discordance that emerge from diversity, over time, have been tempered and finely polished into smooth contours. The focus of the chapter is to understand why Delhi is a specific case within the debate of cities on migration. Tracing the evolution of superdiversity in Delhi, the chapter attempts to understand how the contours of socio-cultural, political, and value systems have supported diversity in Delhi.Delhi, the capital of India, is a vibrant city with cosmopolitan culture, and has a rich past. Delhi is a classic case of "superdiversity" in terms of geography, cultures, communities, and even spatial expansion. Superdiversity in Delhi has reached a stage that can be called "post-diversity", the stage where the rough edges of discordance that emerge from diversity, over time, have been tempered and finely polished into smooth contours. This chapter examines why Delhi is a specific case within the debate of cities on migration. Tracing the evolution of superdiversity in Delhi, it explores how the contours of socio-cultural, political, and value systems have supported diversity in Delhi. Delhi is also known as Indraprastha, mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. Delhi was a flourishing urban centre and the geographical significance of Delhi was due to its strategic location on an important trade route called Uttarapatha, running along the Gangetic plains up to the Silk Road. Book Name: The Routledge Handbook of the Governance of Migration and Diversity in Cities |
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| Ending Page | 286 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| Starting Page | 275 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781351108478-27 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2018-09-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: The Routledge Handbook of the Governance of Migration and Diversity in Cities Cultural Studies Evolution Tracing Road Contours Cultures Mahabharata |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
