Multiple City
Title | Multiple City PDF eBook |
Author | Aditi De |
Publisher | Penguin Books India |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 9780143100256 |
Founded by the chieftain Kempe Gowda around 1537, the story of Bangalore has no grand linear narrative. The location has revealed different facets to settlers and passers-through. The city, the site of bloody battles between the British and Tipu Sultan, was once attached to the glittering court of Mysore. Later, it became a cantonment town where British troops were stationed. Over time, it morphed into a city of gardens and lakes, and the capital of PBI - Indian scientific research. More recently, it has been the hub of PBI - India's information technology boom, giving rise to Brand Bangalore, an PBI - Indian city whose name is recognized globally. Hidden beneath these layers lies a cosmopolitan city of sub-cultures, engaging artists and writers, young geeks and students. People from every corner of PBI - India and beyond now call it home. In this collection of writings about a multi-layered city, there are stories from its history, translations from Kannada literature, personal responses to the city's mindscape, portraits of special citizens, accounts of searches for lost communities and traditions, among much more. U.R. Ananthamurthy writes about Bangalore's Kannada identity; Shashi Deshpande maps the city through the places she has lived in since she was a young girl; Anita Nair draws a touching portrait of a florist who celebrates the glories of the Raj; Ramachandra Guha describes his close bond with Bangalore's most unusual bookseller; and Rajmohan Gandhi recounts the Mahatma's trysts with the city. From traditional folk ballads to a nursery rhyme about Bangalore, from poems to blogs, from reproductions of turn of the twentieth century picture postcards to cartoons, Multiple City is the portrait of a metropolis trying to retain its roots as it hurtles into the future.
Multiple City
Title | Multiple City PDF eBook |
Author | Aditi De |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 415 |
Release | 2008-10-27 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 8184759096 |
Founded by the chieftain Kempe Gowda around 1537, the story of Bangalore has no grand linear narrative. The location has revealed different facets to settlers and passers-through. The city, the site of bloody battles between the British and Tipu Sultan, was once attached to the glittering court of Mysore. Later, it became a cantonment town where British troops were stationed. Over time, it morphed into a city of gardens and lakes, and the capital of PBI - Indian scientific research. More recently, it has been the hub of PBI - India’s information technology boom, giving rise to Brand Bangalore, an PBI - Indian city whose name is recognized globally. Hidden beneath these layers lies a cosmopolitan city of sub-cultures, engaging artists and writers, young geeks and students. People from every corner of PBI - India and beyond now call it home. In this collection of writings about a multi-layered city, there are stories from its history, translations from Kannada literature, personal responses to the city’s mindscape, portraits of special citizens, accounts of searches for lost communities and traditions, among much more. U.R. Ananthamurthy writes about Bangalore’s Kannada identity; Shashi Deshpande maps the city through the places she has lived in since she was a young girl; Anita Nair draws a touching portrait of a florist who celebrates the glories of the Raj; Ramachandra Guha describes his close bond with Bangalore’s most unusual bookseller; and Rajmohan Gandhi recounts the Mahatma’s trysts with the city. From traditional folk ballads to a nursery rhyme about Bangalore, from poems to blogs, from reproductions of turn of the twentieth century picture postcards to cartoons, Multiple City is the portrait of a metropolis trying to retain its roots as it hurtles into the future.
The Business Administration of a City School System
Title | The Business Administration of a City School System PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Pearse Smith |
Publisher | |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 1925 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN |
3rd Multi-city Study
Title | 3rd Multi-city Study PDF eBook |
Author | Ruud J. M. Bless |
Publisher | Council of Europe |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 2000-01-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9789287144591 |
Large cities are confronted with a wide range of drug-related problems, and many new trends in drug consumption appear first in urban contexts. This study aims to monitor and interpret trends and developments in drug misuse across a network of forty-two major cities in twenty-four European countries. The report covers the period 1991-98, and uses a set of standardised epidemiological indicators covering prevalence, treatment, health, drug law offences and the drug market. It also includes an analysis of trends in eastern and western European cities.
Multi-city Network Eastern Europe
Title | Multi-city Network Eastern Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (Pompidou Group) |
Publisher | Council of Europe |
Pages | 428 |
Release | 1997-01-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9789287135094 |
Multi-national City
Title | Multi-national City PDF eBook |
Author | Reinhold Martin |
Publisher | Actar |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9788496540620 |
Exploring architectural itineraries that lead to a series of possible futures for architecture and urbanism, "Multi-National City" follows three architectural itineraries through three cities and their histories.
The American City
Title | The American City PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Hastings Grant |
Publisher | |
Pages | 622 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Cities and towns |
ISBN |