The Indian Metropolis Deconstructing Indias Urban SpacesA monumental work that shows how economic vitality can go hand in hand with creating vibrant cities offering a haven for cultural and intellectual expression. For most urban Indians, the past few years have been unsettling we have seen neighbourhoods locked down for months during a pandemic, increasing the daily challenges of earning a living as well as of access to good healthcare and education. Inflation has ravaged the land with spiralling prices

oral narratives and fabulous prose

Then follows a fun

Mechanics is not a "heavy" book

and his own lack of job prospects

as are the four essential needling manipulations of Dragon-Tiger-Tortoise-Phoenix

which is rumored to be experiencing a labor shortage

'A page-turner and a mind-blower

‘Bold and sweeping

He asks too many questions which are met with either hostility or silence

and eye-opening interviews with more than fifty people of color who’ve had abortions

Happy New Year by Brenda Williams

But to do that will take much more than just tree trimming and house decorating and contest winning