A Hijra, a Female Pradhan and a Real Estate Dealer: Between the Market, the State and 'Community'
(2011)
Journal Article
Srivastava, S. (2011). A Hijra, a Female Pradhan and a Real Estate Dealer: Between the Market, the State and 'Community'. Economic and political weekly, 46(51), 44-52
The history of 20th century Delhi is an intertwined history of the city and the slum. Investigating strategies of being and belonging deployed by the urban poor in the Delhi basti of Nangla Matchi, which was demolished in 2006, this paper explores th... Read More about A Hijra, a Female Pradhan and a Real Estate Dealer: Between the Market, the State and 'Community'.