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Citizenship…

India’s GIFT: The hubris of technotopia in its “first” smart city

19th May 20155th June 2018
It was 45 degC on a scorching day in early May as we made our way to the much publicized GIFT (Gujarat International Financial Tech-city). Excitement and anticipation was building…
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City Forgotten: The fate of small towns in India’s urbanization

23rd September 201328th January 2016
THIS ARTICLE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN OPENDEMOCRACY ON 18TH SEPTEMBER 2013. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE http://youtu.be/vJRLRdcujBc Late one evening, my academic partner Abdul Shaban, his research assistant Noor Alam and I…
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City Bypassed: The casualties of Mumbai’s urban renewal

31st July 201328th January 2016
This film was first hosted on the  openDemocracy website. https://vimeo.com/71271947 Mumbai's road to global city status has been marked by the construction of road infrastructure projects. Apart from increasing the…
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What is smart about smart cities? A response from the global south

30th June 20135th June 2018
Imagine that you get off your flight and go straight into an electric car that takes you zipping over traffic into your business meeting. Imagine that your  mobile phone never…
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Are Women underrepresented at academic conferences?

24th June 201325th June 2013
This post is a response to an article in the Times Higher Education today that women are underrepresented in academic conferences. The article dealt with a number of issues and statistics…
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Announcement: Elected as Co-Chair of Feminist and Women’s Studies Association, UK

23rd June 201323rd June 2013
ANNOUNCEMENT AYONA DATTA elected as co-chair of the Feminist and Women's Studies Association (FWSA) UK It is my great pleasure and delight to announce that I was elected to co-chair…
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‘Feminist Geography Conference: Who we are, what we do, why we do it’, May 15-18, 2014

22nd June 20136th January 2014
Feminist Geography: Who we are, what we do, why we do it MAY 15-18, 2014 University of Nebraska at Omaha On May 15-18, 2014, scholars will come together in Omaha,…
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Revisiting the Delhi gangrape six months on

20th June 20139th September 2013
RECENT INTERVIEWS WITH BBC RADIO LEEDS IN JUNE 2013 I was recently asked to comment on the events surrounding the Delhi gang rape six months on. While I had commented…
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Book Review – Andrew Ross (2011) Bird on Fire: Lessons from the world’s most unsustainable city. (OUP: USA).

19th June 201320th June 2013
This review first appeared on LSE Review of Books. For the original review click here.Bird on Fire is a tour de force of the sustainability credentials of “the world’s least…
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Critical Urban Geographies at the Nordic Geographers Annual Meeting 2013

3rd June 201320th June 2013
NORDIC GEOGRAPHERS ANNUAL MEETING Reykjavik (11-14th June 2013) This year is the first time that I will attend the Nordic Geographers' Annual Meeting taking place in Reykjavik from 11th-14th June 2013.…
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Calling participants for the ‘Negotiating Multilingual Identities among Migrant Construction Professionals’ project

3rd June 201330th June 2013
NEGOTIATING MULTILINGUAL IDENTITIES AMONG MIGRANT CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS IN LEEDS AND SURROUNDING AREAS We're inviting volunteers to take part in research which examines how skilled migrants working in…
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RGS-IBG 2013 Sessions on Ecological Citizenships in the Global South

31st May 201321st May 2014
I am organizing a double session on Ecological Citizenship in the global south in the forthcoming RGS-IBG 2013 Annual International Conference in London. This stems from my recent interest in…

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