Lucknow: Culture, Place, Branding and Activism
- Ghaziabad Copal Publishing Group 2018
- 190p.
Introduction: Theoretical Framework p.3, Research Methods p.10, Significance of the Study p.12, Overview of Chapters p.14, 2.Emerging Out of the Shadows: Introduction p.28, Lucknow: Contested Legacies, Eclectic Cityscape and Composite Culture p.31, Urban Development and Governance in Lucknow p.38, Urban Design, Branding and Place Making p.41, Peri - Urbanization in Lucknow p.51, The Smart City Mission of Lucknow p.58, Conclusion p.67, 3.Cultural and Heritage Branding in Contemporary: Introduction: p.67, Why Heritage Arc? p.69, Revitalization of Qaiserbagh Heritage Precinct p.75, Festivals as City Branding p.79, Lucknow: Emerging Favoured Location for the Entertainment Industry p.81, Conclusion p.82, 4.Forgotten Places: Tolas, Gullies, Kothis of Lucknow: Introduction p.86, The Chowk in Lucknow p.87, Spatial Segregation in Chowk p.97, Is Present-Day Chowk Undergoing Gentrification? p.102, Conclusion p.107, 5. Place, Culture and the Urban Experience: Introduction p.111, Culture as Everyday Urbanism: Bustling Bazaars, Ganjs and Street Markets in Old Lucknow p.113, The Vanishing Places: Parks, Natural Water Systems, Chaurahas, Single Screen Cinema Halls p.123, Intangible Lakhnavi Culture p.129, Conclusion p.133, 6.Citizens' Cultural Activism and Place Making in Contemporary Lucknow: Introduction p.137, Cultural Symbols and Attendant Spatial Practices in Contemporary Lucknow p.139, Citizens and Revival of Old Art and Crafts p.142, Citizen Movement Around the History of Lucknow p.147, Using Public Space for the Cause of Women p.149, Cultural Activism, Social Solidarity and Resurrection of the Idea of Place p.151, Conclusion p.156, 7. Conclusion: Branding: A Neoliberal Compulsion p.162, Citizen - Driven Cultural Activism p.163, Theorizing the Southern City p.167, Future Pathways p.168, Conclusion p.179