In last two decades or so, the process of globalization has stirred up societies
in various ways. The new market systems, emerged under the new global regime,
have cut across countries. This mega-transformation has made significant impact
on existing cities and towns. Across countries, a few cities are emerging as the
hubs of flow of capital and new technologies under the ever-growing information
technologies and labor markets. In this process, traditional centers of regional
production and distribution of goods and services are getting reorganized or
disintegrated. In this context, there is a strong need to understand the impact
of such changes on India's urban settlements, more so