Explores how metro-centric planning often ignores informal systems that shape everyday mobility in India’s smaller cities.

Induja reflects on Uttarpara’s shift from a quiet town to a fast-paced city, blending personal memory with urban transformation.

Nagrika Fellow Devesh offers a portrait of Timarni, a railway town caught between the comfort of routine and the quiet struggles of urbanisation.

Nagrika Fellow Umar reflects on Srinagar’s memories, poetry, and longing for renewal, capturing its layered past and the hope to reimagine its future.

In this City Vision Document, Chinmayee celebrates Mapusa and Goa’s everyday textures, moving past clichés to explore deeper urban realities.

Salew’s reflections on Mao Gate explore its heritage and daily rhythms, revealing how its cultural landscape continues to evolve and endure.

Kevisato’s Vision Document explores Kohima’s identity which is rooted in colonial history, Naga pride, and the city’s evolving soul amid change.

In Khurja, stories flow through every lane. Nāgrika Fellow Isha captures this pride and heritage, offering a personal view of her city’s quiet yet rich life.

Through this Vision Document, Shreya shares a heartfelt reflection on Hubli—its buses, lakes, dust, and the stories that shape hope.

Nagrika Fellow Ayush reflects on Gorakhpur’s spiritual past and urban challenges, offering grounded insights into life in this evolving city.

Sets benchmarks for cleaner, user-friendly urban toilets, helping governments and partners standardise sanitation.

From sarees to ceramics, this piece explores how family-run industries like in Kancheepuram and Khurja shape small cities.

This report shows how rising temperatures and climate change worsen air pollution, especially in India's vulnerable smaller urban centres.

Smaller cities face rising mosquito-borne diseases. Highlights community health efforts and the need for resilience-building.

With sea levels rising, India’s smaller coastal cities face unique risks. This report calls for strong monitoring and regulation.

Despite covering 18% of India’s land, the Himalayas face 35% of disasters. Are local communities ready for rising risks?

Blinkit’s data shows urban inequality—90% of orders come from 8 cities. What does this mean for the remaining smaller urban markets?

Explores extreme heat’s growing impact and the lack of policies addressing it in India’s smaller cities, despite rising temperatures.

Redefines small cities as both contributors to and victims of climate change, calling for integrated local and global responses.

Urban wetlands play vital ecological roles but face threats from rapid development. Highlights their importance and growing risks.

Explores headline-making small towns and the patterns behind them—challenges, innovations, and urban evolution.

Evaluates India’s pandemic response through a SWOT lens, offering insights from cities across the country on reforms and gaps.

Including community voices makes mobility planning more relevant. This article shows how co-creation can help cities bridge critical gaps.

This report explains how the 74th Constitutional Amendment strengthened local governance.

Municipal Acts guide city governance from elections to staffing. This report outlines how state-level laws shape urban administration.

This report explores how cities are defined and why urban governance matters—from service delivery to democratic accountability.

Governance in cities covers services like water and waste to roads and housing. This report unpacks its scope and impact in urban India.

Governance in cities covers services like water and waste to roads and housing. This report unpacks its scope and impact in urban India.