Town Planning for Transforming India into a "Right Kind of Giant" – A Study in Sri Aurobindo's Light

Acharya, Aryadeep (2012) Town Planning for Transforming India into a "Right Kind of Giant" – A Study in Sri Aurobindo's Light. Trialog: A Journal for Planning and Building in a Global Context, 107. pp. 39-48. ISSN 0724-6234

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Abstract

This paper, in two parts, addresses one of the major areas in which India will need to develop a comprehensive, farsighted, bold and determined approach to emerge in the world as a "right kind of giant"; namely, the planning of her cities going forward and the remodelling of the existing ones. The first part takes a brief look at the emerging urban scenario in India and at two of the essential principles for designing the urban centres. The second part presents an idea for India's urban development which, in my view, could create conditions for India's
emergence as a "right kind of giant". In doing so, I will primarily draw upon the guidance of Sri Aurobindo (Figure 1), the renowned mystic, philosopher and visionary of new spiritual evolution of the world, and his collaborator Mirra Alfassa (Figure 2), known universally as the Mother, who envisioned a new India founded on her true national individuality and genius, and dedicated to her true role in shaping the human destiny.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Spirituality > The Mother Spirituality > Sri Aurobindo Town Planning > Town Planning (General)
Depositing User:	Admin User
Date Deposited:	17 May 2021 13:18
Last Modified:	17 May 2021 13:18
URI:	http://aurorepo.in/id/eprint/205

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