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Vol. 3, Issue 7, Part F (2017)

Urbanization in colonial Bengal (1901 – 1941)

Urbanization in colonial Bengal (1901 – 1941)

Author(s)
Awadh Narayan Choubey
Abstract
The lopsided urbanisation existing in present day India is a legacy of the colonial regime which continues even in independent India. The failure to participate in the technological revolution of the nineteenth century has created for India and particularly for Bengal, not only a lag of a century but is also responsible for all the distortion in urban development in the towns of West Bengal Today. In this light it becomes imperative to study the process and pattern of urbanisation that Bengal underwent in the colonial period. The unparalleled primacy of the colonial maritime nodes dominated the urban scene which has implications even on today’s pattern of urbanisation.
The present paper tries to examine the pattern of urbanisation in West Bengal during 1901-1941 and attempts to identify the factors underlying the observed pattern of urbanisation. The socio economic condition of the districts in colonial Bengal will also be analysed to understand the relationship between the two. It further analysis the pattern and growth of towns in Colonial Bengal.
Pages: 405-409  |  1174 Views  201 Downloads
How to cite this article:
Awadh Narayan Choubey. Urbanization in colonial Bengal (1901 – 1941). Int J Appl Res 2017;3(7):405-409.
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