In this informative new book, Ravi Kalia continues his examination of the planning of Indian cities begun with his earlier study of Chandigarh. Here, Kalia makes systematic inquiries into the political circumstances that brought about modern Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state of Orissa, to reveal the historical and social circumstances that shaped the city. In this account, Kalia brilliantly shows the interplay of indigenous religious forces, regional loyalty, and Western secular ideas in the context of twentieth-century international architecture and planning movements. This book will prove invaluable to historians, architects, planners, sociologists, and scholars interested in India, as well as those interested in urban planning in developing countries.

The Bigger the placeƒ the cooler it is Smaller placesƒhmmm not at all my type Still smallƒdon't even mention itƒaw The story revolves around the character of a girl who is quite unpredictable, adamant and has pre-conceived notions about big and small cities and also about people of those cities. She usually makes her own choices but there is no choice made when it comes to one's fate Destiny sometimes plays the role of an eye-opener and this time in the form of a man in her life who's calm, yet headstrong. When destiny brings them together, there is a wind of change in the life of the girl Welcome to the change of choicesƒwelcome to The Bhubaneswar Times.'