How is life changing in India’s cities?
• India is becoming a more urbanised country although it is only the larger cities where the population is growing. Surat in Gujarat state has doubled its population in less than 15 years to 3.5 million. This is mainly due to rural-urban migration. • Such growth puts a great strain in urban infrastructures. In medium and small sized towns populations are decreasing. Increased consumerism and western life-styles. In 2006 more than 38 million Indians were online.Mobile phones: 70 million (2006) • India’s cable TV market is one the world’s largest with more than 60 million subscribers. How is globalisation affecting people’s lives in Bangalore? • Bangalore is the capital city of Karnataka state and is India’s 3rd largest city with a population of around 6.5 million. Bangalore is the fastest growing city in Asia but with little planning this growth has often been chaotic. Between 1991 and 2001 Bangalore’s population increased by over 60%. Rural poverty pushes young people from rural areas
