Unit XII: Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports

NCERT CHAPTER NAME: COLONIAL CITIES

Broad Overview: The growth of Mumbai, Chennai, hill stations and cantonments in the 18th and 19th century.

Excerpts: Photographs and paintings. Plans of cities. Extract form town plan reports. Focus on Kolkata town planning.

Discussion: How the above sources can be used to reconstruct the history of towns. What these sources do not reveal.