Informal City

An informal city is a city that is separate from others cities and is self sustained. It does depend on other cities to a certain extent but is certainly different from them.

Shivaji Nagar can be considered to be an informal city to a certain extent. It has houses scattered in different parts of Shivaji Nagar, shops in almost every single corner of Shivaji Nagar, and people surviving off all their daily needs in the several markets. The people that live in Shivaji Nagar tend not to leave the place as they find everything they could possibly need in the market itself.  Shivaji Nagar in a way could be the “city centre” of Bangalore. You can find almost anything you want there. Also, it is the hub for amateur photographers these days. It is a city undiscovered, and unlike most.

Shivaji Nagar is rich in culture. It supports three very prominent religious communities; Hindus, Muslims, and Christians. Although these communities do have their differences, for the most unlike most cities, they live in harmony.

These informal communities or cities are a big influence culturally, politically and economically and therefore are a very important part of the society.

-Anjali Sivaraman