About the Book: Negotiating Cultures: Delhis Architecture and Planning from 1912
to 1962
Focusing on one of the largest megacities in the world?Delhi?this volume is a
rare peek into the ineluctable process of hybridization between Indian and
'other cultures within its local architecture and urban planning. The book
explores a segment of the history of Delhi from 1912 through 1962, when the
contemporary megacity was born, making a comparison between pre-and
post-Independence, which is relatively neglected in academia. The author traces
architectural and urban elements of the city of Delhi to understand how foreign
developmental models were indigenized, the resistance encountered in the
process, and finally their adaptation