Ishan BhatnagarAIR 5 · CSE 2025 · 179 wordsTheir whole copy
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Gate communities symbolize urban segregation and the limits of social mobility in urban, industrializing India.
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Gate communities symbolize urban segregation and the limits of social mobility in urban, industrializing India.
Gated community as urban segregation
1> Spatial segregation as these are located in well-connected areas with adequate infrastructure.
National Institute of Urban Affairs → slums, on the other hand, in far-flung, low lying areas vulnerable to urban floods.
2> Caste-class Nexus - Dipankar Gupta points out limited vertical mobility and prevalent horizontal mobility:
3> Religion-based segregation Ghanshyam shah points out distinct segregation of Hindus & Muslims in some cities, leading to ghettoization of muslims.
4> Gated communities a feature of new middle class - Leela Fernandes argues that the "technocratic" new middle class that took advantage of IT-BPO boom stays in urban gated communities in metropolitan areas. Those from rural backgrounds and without required skill set were excluded.
5> Gated community as a biased "general" category - using Satish Deshpande's argument in caste & castelessness, we can argue that gated communities are a false neutral - hiding upper caste, upper class, primarily hindu, English speaking population.
Hence gated communities depict urban inequalities and stratification.
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1> Spatial segregation as these are located in well-connected areas with adequate infrastructure.
National Institute of Urban Affairs → slums, on the other hand, in far-flung, low lying areas vulnerable to urban floods.
2> Caste-class Nexus - Dipankar Gupta points out limited vertical mobility and prevalent horizontal mobility: 3> Religion-based segregation Ghanshyam shah points out distinct segregation of Hindus & Muslims in some cities, leading to ghettoization of muslims.
4> Gated communities a feature of new middle class - Leela Fernandes argues that the "technocratic" new middle class that took advantage of IT-BPO boom stays in urban gated communities in metropolitan areas. Those from rural backgrounds and without required skill set were excluded.
5> Gated community as a biased "general" category - using Satish Deshpande's argument in caste & castelessness, we can argue that gated communities are a false neutral - hiding upper caste, upper class, primarily hindu, English speaking population.
Hence gated communities depict urban inequalities and stratification.