New cities from old cities

In the current wave of building smart cities, we must focus on creating equal cities that bridges the development divide between the core and the outskirts

The way cities exist today makes it nearly impossible to envision any other shape or form they might have had in the past. Our contemporary hi-tech or smart cities seem frozen in time, as if this is how they’ve always been. If you were to conduct a random survey describing cities like Gurugram, most people would likely depict a skyline dominated by towering buildings and modern workspaces — the realm of cyber hubs and cyber parks. In fact, the Government of Haryana proudly identifies Gurugram as the “Cyber City of Haryana”. Few would emphasise the inner workings of the city,