Download or read book Mobilities in India written by Bhaswati Mondal and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents commuting as a new paradigm in mobility studies in the context of global south. It delves into suburban train commuting in Eastern India. The book interprets commuting not only as a means to attend work but also as a process producing kinetic event-space infused with different mobile practices, which is not determined by their locational fixity, rather can be cognized. It analyses the role of suburban train commuting in the metropolitan expansion of Kolkata, and the transformation of rural space into urban. The significant contribution of the book lies in explaining commuters’ experiencescape and the production of spatial fluidity in time capsule through commuting. It also explores the subjective reality of gendered commuting. The book uses a trans-disciplinary research design, blending quantitative and ethnographic research methods. The area selected for the empirical research is the Howrah-Bardhaman Main Railway Line (108 km), the first suburban railway line in Eastern India. Commuters originating from three adjacent districts of Purba Bardhaman, Hooghly and Howrah took part in this research. Besides the commuters, non-commuting passengers and hawkers in the train were also interviewed to understand the diverse perceptions of the process of commuting. This book may be considered as a reference book for mobility studies, transport studies, urban geography and regional planning.

Download or read book Variations of Suburbanism written by Barbara Schönig and published by ibidem-Verlag / ibidem Press. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considered to be sub-ordinated and sub-prime to the city, sub-urban areas receive little attention by researchers and designers. However, it ́s the rapidly growing areas outside the central cities that pose the biggest questions of the urban millennium: How can the scattered patchwork of urban areas and social spaces linked by networks of highways and public transportation function as a sustainable and livable urban environment? Answering this question requires understanding suburban spaces as heterogeneous urban areas with distinct local characteristics, qualities, and problems. Following this path, Variations of Suburbanism explores formation, characteristics, and trends of suburban areas all over the world. It provides insights on common features and differences of suburban governance, design, and infrastructure and discusses strategies to understand and design suburban areas in an increasingly sub-urbanizing world.

Download or read book The Routledge Companion to the Suburbs written by Bernadette Hanlon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Companion to the Suburbs provides one of the most comprehensive examinations available to date of the suburbs around the world. International in scope and interdisciplinary in nature, this volume will serve as the definitive reference for scholars and students of the suburbs. This volume brings together the leading scholars of the suburbs researching in different parts of the world to better understand how and why suburbs and their communities grow, decline, and regenerate. The volume sets out four goals: 1) to provide a synthesis and critical appraisal of the historical and current state of understanding about the development of suburbs in the world; 2) to provide a forum for a comprehensive examination into the conceptual, theoretical, spatial, and empirical discontents of suburbanization; 3) to engage in a scholarly conversation about the transformation of suburbs that is interdisciplinary in nature and bridges the divide between the Global North and the Global South; and 4) to reflect on the implications of the socioeconomic, cultural, and political transformations of the suburbs for policymakers and planners. The Routledge Companion to the Suburbs is composed of original, scholarly contributions from the leading scholars of the study of how and why suburbs grow, decline, and transform. Special attention is paid to the global nature of suburbanization and its regional variations, with a focus on comparative analysis of suburbs through regions across the world in the Global North and the Global South. Articulated in a common voice, the volume is integrated by the very nature of the concept of a suburb as the unit of analysis, offering multidisciplinary perspectives from the fields of economics, geography, planning, political science, sociology, and urban studies.

Download or read book The Bungalow in Twentieth Century India written by Madhavi Desai and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary era of this study - the twentieth century - symbolizes the peak of the colonial rule and its total decline, as well as the rise of the new nation state of India. The processes that have been labeled 'westernization' and 'modernization' radically changed middle-class Indian life during the century. This book describes and explains the various technological, political and social developments that shaped one building type - the bungalow - contemporaneous to the development of modern Indian history during the period of British rule and its subsequent aftermath. Drawing on their own physical and photographic documentation, and building on previous work by Anthony King and the Desais, the authors show the evolution of the bungalow's architecture from a one storey building with a verandah to the assortment of house-forms and their regional variants that are derived from the bungalow. Moreover, the study correlates changes in society with architectural consequences in the plans and aesthetics of the bungalow. It also examines more generally what it meant to be modern in Indian society as the twentieth century evolved.

Download or read book India written by Dr. Diana Prince and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2023-04-23 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the vast reaches of the great Himalayan mountains, to the sacred Ganges River, India is an unforgettable destination. Here the brilliant sun sets over cities which have been here for centuries. This book explores the lush jungle reserves at Ranthambore and India’s other national parks. India has over seventy-five percent of all the tigers in the world.

Download or read book The Rural Urban Nexus in India s Economic Transformation written by Tsukasa Mizushima and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes and analyzes the transformation of Indian economy taking into account historical changes and present dynamics of the rural-urban nexus. India has recently experienced a period as a high-performing economy, with the great improvement of indices of human development, including literacy rates, life expectancy, child mortality rates and others. In contrast to this bright outlook, features such as the retarded growth of women’s average height, the noticeable gap between male and female population, the overwhelming proportion of informal employment in the manufacturing sector, or increasing pollution overshadow India’s future, in some cases pose a threat to lifestyle and environment. Examining the rural–urban nexus where the new transformative dynamics of Indian socio-economy is most conspicuous, the contributors to this book shed light on the actual changes taking place at the bottom of Indian society through regional comparisons and spatial differentiation. The book offers unique perspectives on the topic produced mostly by Japanese scholars, including analysis of original data, that have hitherto been unavailable and inaccessible to an international audience. As the first book published on the rural–urban nexus in India, this book will be of interest to researchers studying South Asian History, Economics, Politics, Geography, Sociology and Anthropology, Development Studies and Economic History.

Download or read book State of India s Cities written by Kala Seetharam Sridhar and published by Public Affairs Centre. This book was released on 2012 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Kolkata The Colonial City in Transition written by Sumana Bandyopadhyay and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-20 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the spatial characteristics of the city of Kolkata in India in terms of the physical, economic, social, political, and environmental aspects of urban geography, and focuses upon the inherent processes that impact its transformation. It discusses different facets of urban geography and highlights the contemporary challenges of a major primate city in South Asia, which represents the conflicts between the traditional and the modern, the rich and the poor, the skyscrapers and the shanties. With its detailed empirical research and mapping exercises based on real-time remote sensing data, the book offers an understanding of a range of contemporary urban issues. It examines the spatial consequences of urban sprawl, land-use changes, ecological crisis, climate change, critical disasters, dynamics of the peri-urban interface, neighborhood restructuring, debates around heritage conservation, housing poverty, gray spaces, governance and the political landscape of the city. This book will be useful to students, teachers, and researchers of geography, especially human geography and urban geography, urban studies, urban development and planning, regional planning, social geography, governance, ecology, economics, and South Asian studies. It will also benefit urban planners, development professionals, and those interested in the study of the city of Kolkata and its transformations.

Download or read book Magbook Indian World Geography 2020 written by Vivek Sharma and published by Arihant Publications India limited. This book was released on 2020-07-30 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. Magbook series deals with the preliminary examinations for civil series. 2. It?s a 2 in 1 series offers advantages of both Magazine and book. 3. The entire syllabus of India and World Geography divided into 24 Chapters. 4. Focuses on the Topics and Trends of question asked in Previous Years? Questions. 5. Offers Chapterwise Practice and well detailed explanations the previous Years? questions. 6. More than 3000 MCQs for the revision of the topics. 7. 5 Practice sets and 2 Previous Years solved Papers sets for thorough practice. 8. The book uses easy language for quick understanding. Preparing for the examinations like UPSC, State PCS or any other civil Services papers students need to have a comprehensive, complete and concrete knowledge about their subjects from the point of view exam. Arihant MAGBOOK Series is a must for Civil Services (Pre) Examination State PCS & Other Comprehensive Examinations. It?s a 2 in 1 series that provides all the study material in concise and brief manner offering unique advantage of both Magazines and Books. It comprehensively covers the syllabus of General Studies portion of the UPSC and State PCS Preliminary Examination. The current edition of ?Magbook India & World Geography? covers every topic of Geography in this book. The whole syllabus has been divided into 24 chapters in this book. It focuses on the Topics and Trends of questions which are asked in previous Years? Civil Services Examinations, further it provides Chapterwise practice of the questions that build self confidence and Skill Adaption in the candidates and lastly it offers detailed explanations of Previous Years? Civil Services examination in a easy language for quick understanding. Apart from Topical coverage and Previous Years? Question, this book also focuses on practice by providing with more than 3000 MCQs and 5 Practice Sets that help students to know latest pattern of the paper as well as its difficulty level. This book is a must for the civil services aspirants as it help them to move a step ahead towards their aim. TABLE OF CONTENT India and World Geography ? The Universe and The Solar System, The Earth, Geomorphology, Geomorphology II, Climatology, Oceanography, Biogeography, Human Geography, Economic Geography, Continents, India: Physical Aspects, Indian Agriculture, Industrial Features of India, Transport, Trade and Communication in India, India Cultural Settings, Urbanisation In India, Ecology and Biodiversity ? Ecology: Basic Concepts, Environment, Biodiversity and Its Conservation, Climate Change, Disaster Management, Sustainable Development, Practice Sets (1-5), Previous Years? Solved Papers 1, Previous Years? Solved Papers 2.

Download or read book Development Policy and Administration written by Dr. Alok Verma and published by K.K. Publications. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Development administration is concerned with plans, policies, programmes and projects which focus on nation building and socio-economic development. It aims to achieve socio-economic goals through the talents and expertise of bureaucrats. Development administration focuses on the results to be achieved rather than the traditionalist view of strict adherence to rules and hierarchy. Strict adherence to rules creates rigidness, delay and procrastination. The essence of development administration is to bring about change through integrated, organised and properly directed governmental action. In the recent past, the governments in most of the developing nations have shifted their focus on development by means of planned change and people’s participation. With this shift of administrative concern towards developmental objectives the researchers and practitioners of Public Administration have been forced to conceptualise the developmental situation and to bridge the gaps in the administrative theory. The growing welfare functions of the government have brought into the limelight the limitations of the traditional theory of administration. The essence of administration in the present conditions lies in its capacity to bring about change in the structure and behaviour of different administrative institutions, to develop an acceptance for the change and to create a system that can sustain change and improve the capacity of institutions to change. All this calls for renewed efforts on the part of institutions engaged in the tasks of development. Thus development administration as an area of study and as means to realise developmental goals assumes importance. This book contains plenty of substance for scholars, but the writing has the verve and clarity to seize and entertain the general reader as well. Contents: • Role of NGOs and Voluntary Organisations • Economic Policy in India Since Independence • Local Self Government: Meaning, Nature and Scope • Concept of Rural Development • Centralization and Decentralization • Population, Urban Environment and Health in India

Download or read book Rethinking the Local in Indian History written by Kaustubh Mani Sengupta and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume looks at the concept of the ‘local’ in Indian history. Through a case study of Bengal, it studies how worldwide currents—be it colonial governance, pedagogic practices or intellectual rhythms—simultaneously inform and interact with particular local idioms to produce variegated histories of a region. It examines the processes through which the idea of the ‘local’ gets constituted in different spatial entities such as the frontier province of the Jangal Mahal, the Sundarbans, the dry terrain of Birbhum-Bankura-Purulia and the urban spaces of Calcutta and other small towns. The volume further discusses the various administrative as well as amateur representations of these settings to chart out the ways through which certain spaces get associated with a particular image or history. The chapters in the volume explore a variety of themes—textual representations of the region, epistemic practices and educational policies, as well as administrative manoeuvres and governmental practices which helped the state in mapping its people. An important contribution in the study of Indian history, this interdisciplinary work will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of science and technology studies, history, sociology and social anthropology and South Asian studies.

Download or read book Geography In India Selected Themes written by L. S. Bhat and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An merican s Guide to Doing Business in India written by Eugene M Makar and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Download or read book GLOBALIZATION IN INDIA written by RAMANUJ GANGULY and published by PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the last decade of twentieth century, India has strived for an experienced and unprecedented economic turn-around. The country has witnessed a structural shift in GDP growth, propelled largely by new investments and the growth of the value enhancing services sector. Globally, these efforts are not only source of appreciation but also of assumption for many that India increasingly being seen as part of new axis of influence in the world. Long established three-headed social problem—poverty–illiteracy–unemployment—remains the biggest stumbling block for a post-colonial country like India. New sets of problems have taken shape in the last quarter of twentieth century when policy makers and market participants have prioritized economic activities for short-term gains. In context of the above, Center of Associates for Sociological Studies and Action undertook to bring out to the fore oft-neglected inter-disciplinary discussions and analysis in fifteen articles to examine the process of globalization in India taking insights from economics, political science and international relations, sociology, cultural anthropology, social ecology, management and cultural studies. It discusses the impact of the process of globalization on social institutions like marriage, family, economy, politics, education and religion. The book is intended for postgraduate students and research scholars. It provides readers with a clear perspective about creating economics, environmental and social capital that can produce multiplier effect for making national progress more inclusive and sustainable.

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Whether you're a student or a geography enthusiast, this guide is your key to unlocking the secrets of India's varied terrain and exploring the nation's geography with curiosity and expertise. 1 Physiology of India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Location and structure of India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2.1 Evolution of India?s geological structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 3 Physiographic division of India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 3.1 Himalayan Mountains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 3.2 The Himalayan Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 3.3 Physical features of India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 3.4 Northen Plalns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 3.5 Peninsular Plateau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 3.6 Great Indian desert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 3.7 Coastal Plains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 3.8 Indian islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 4 Drainage of India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 4.1 Indian Drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 4.2 The Indus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 4.3 The Ganga geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 4.4 The Brahmaputra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 4.5 Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 5 Climate of India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 5.1 General Features of Indian Climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 5.2 Indian Monsoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 5.3 Seasons in India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 5.4 Rainfall india . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 5.5 El-Nino and Southern Oscillations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 6 Soils and Natural Vegetation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 6.1 Soils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 6.2 Natural Vegetation india . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 6.3 Forest Conservation In India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 7 Natural Resources of India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 8 Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 8.1 Agriculture and its types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 8.2 Cropping Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 8.3 Major crop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 8.4 Irrigation India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 9 Mineral and Energy Resources In India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 9.1 Minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 9.2 Mineral and Energy Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 9.3 Indian Minerals and Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 10 Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 11 Transport and Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 11.1 Railways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 11.2 Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 11.3 Transport and Communication in India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 11.4 Indian Transportation, Communication, National Parks and Sanctuaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 12 Oceans and Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 13 The earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 13.1 Internal structure of Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 13.2 Tectonic Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 13.3 Volcanoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 13.4 Physical Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437 14 Indian Agriculture and Animal Husbandry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457

Download or read book Dynamics Of Indian Settlements Navigating Urban Peri Urban And Rural Landscapes written by Chaitanya S Agarwal and published by BFC Publications. This book was released on with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban Peri-Urban and Rural India" is an insightful exploration of the diverse and dynamic landscapes that make up the tapestry of India. This book delves deep into the intricate interplay between urban, rural, and periurban areas, shedding light on the unique challenges and opportunities they present in the context of one of the world's most populous and culturally rich nations. A huge number of articles and papers are available on various aspects of the Urban, Rural, and Peri-urban parts of India but no book or compilation is available dealing with all the aspects of Urban, Peri, and Rural India. As such this book will serve the purpose of the same for those who are interested to know various aspects of India. The book offers a nuanced perspective on the social, economic, and cultural dynamics at play. It delves into the contrasts and convergences, the opportunities and challenges, and the aspirations and struggles that define life in India's diverse landscapes through a blend of engaging narratives, data-driven insights, and compelling anecdotes. The book invites readers to gain a deeper understanding of the multifaceted nature of India's geography Whether one is an academic seeking to unravel the complexities of urbanization, a traveller eager to explore the hidden gems of rural India, or simply a curious soul intrigued by the rich tapestry of this nation. This compilation shall help in enlightening and enriching companions on our intellectual journey through the heart and soul of Indian society. In India, the terms rural, urban, and peri-urban are used to describe different types of settlements. Rural areas are sparsely populated areas located outside towns and cities. They are characterized by open swathes of land with few homes or other buildings. The population density in rural areas is very low. Urban areas are densely populated areas that include cities and towns. They have a high population density and are characterized by a large number of buildings, infrastructure, and services. Peri-urban areas are located on the outskirts of cities and towns. They are characterized by a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial land uses. Peri-urban areas have a lower population density than urban areas but higher than rural areas. As a nation in constant evolution, India's urban centers are rapidly expanding, while its rural heartlands remain rooted in age-old traditions. Peri-urban regions act as vital connectors between these two worlds. In this book, we embark on a journey through the bustling streets of metropolises, the tranquil simplicity of villages, and the transitional zones that bridge these realms. Analysing the economic structures in urban, peri urban, and rural India, discussing key industries, employment and income patterns, and economic disparities and related issues between these regions is the main purpose of this compilation. The other purpose of the book is to explore the environmental challenges faced by different regions, such as pollution in urban areas, agricultural practices in rural areas, and the impact of development on suburban landscapes along with health care, education infrastructures, and other essential services and challenges faced by diverse populations. The book also discusses the potential future scenarios for urban, peri-urban, and rural India, considering factors like technological advancements, demographic shifts, and global influences. Ultimately, the purpose of the book may be a combination of these elements, aiming to provide a comprehensive and anuanced exploration of the varied landscapes and communities within India.

Download or read book City of Men written by Romit Chowdhury and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2023-08-11 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In South Asian urban landscapes, men are everywhere. And yet we do not seem to know very much about precisely what men do in the city as men. How do men experience gender in city spaces? What are the interactional dynamics between different groups of men on city streets? How do men adjudicate between good and bad conduct in urban spaces? Through ethnographic descriptions of copresence on public transport in Kolkata, India, this book brings into sight the gendered logics of cooperation and everyday morality through which masculinities take up space in cities. It follows the labor geographies of auto-rickshaw and taxi operators and their interactions with traffic police and commuters to argue that the gendered fabric of urban life needs to be understood as a product of situational forms of cooperation between different social groups. Such an orientation sheds light on the part played by everyday morality and provisional support in upholding male privilege in the city.