Ahmedabad: from Royal City to Megacity Yagnik, Achyut
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Ahmedabad- A Study in Indian Urban History 7. The Ahmedabad chronicle, imprints of a millennium. 8. Ahmedabad: Shock city of Twentieth century India 9. The History of the Mahrattas . Vol.II 10. Ahmedabad : A city in the world 11. Documenting Ahmedabad – nineteenth century to independence 12. The Gujarat State Gazatteer_ Ahmedabad District 13. The Walled City Ahmedabad- The Capital of Goozerat Back to timeline → Fergusson, James. “Ahmedabad- The capital of Goozerat.” Fergusson, James. Ahmedabad- The capital of Goozerat. London: John Murray, 1866. 35-38. Print. Historiography Typology– • Formalist • Post colonial Evidence – 1. Archival – Maps, Photographs, Paintings 2. Lived – Photographs by Colonel Biggs 3. Measurable – Surveys Main Argument – The book was written with an intent to record the history and present with illustrations the architecture of Ahmedabad, with which the Presidency and the territories bordering on it abound. The intent of the book is very clear in recording the architectural history, it is descriptive and is based on the survey carried out and is devoid of references to events and its influence on architecture. The book has a slight bias towards the British rule and their actions, as the book was written for an English press and to British audience. This has also given the book a post-colonial form of writing history that is evident in a few instance so the book. Events – • 7th century- The Chowras of Panchasur • 746 A.D- The Chowras of Unhilwara • 942 A.D- The Solunkee Dynasty • 1215 A.D- The Waghela Dynasty • 1297 A.D- The Mahometan conquest • 1411 A. D- Foundation of Ahmedabad by Ahmed Shah • 1572 A.D- Conquest by Akbar • 1755 A.D- Mahrattas rule • 1780 A.D- The British rule • 319 A.D- Kingdom of Vulubhee Click here for more... Working in the Mill no more Back to timeline → Breman, Jan; Photographer: Shah, Parthiv. Chennai, Singapore: Oxford University Press 2004 Historiography Typology – • Phenomenology • Memory • Post colonial Evidence – 1. Archival – Newspaper articles, Maps, Photographs, Paintings 2. Lived – Photographs by photographer Parthiv Shah 3. Measurable – Surveys Main Argument – Mixing narrative and images, this book provides a stark account of the rise and collapse of the textile industry in Ahmedabad. The stories and images here form a unique record of the social consequences of mass pauperization, a record that pays special attention to the coping mechanisms of women in preserving the basic fabric of family. This text therefore falls under the historiographical typology of experientialist. Events – • 1861 – First textile mill • Late 1970’s – Closing of Mills • 2002 – Communal riots Click here for more... Ahmedabad: From Royal City to Megacity Back to timeline → Yagnik, Achyut; Sheth, Suchitra. Delhi: Penguin Books 2011 Historiography Typology – • 1450 – chandrapur founded by parameshwar empire • 1845 – First Printing Press in Ahmedabad • Memory • 1451-58- Qutbuddin Ahmed Shah II rule • 1861 – First textile mill 1830 – Maganlal was born Evidence – • 1449 – Qutbuddin Shahs masjid • 1830 – Maganlal was born 1. Archival – • 1475 - Shah Alam complex • 1885 – Municipal government in Ahmedabad Books – • 1487 – City walls construction completed • 1915 – Gandhi Ashram • Mirat-i-Ahmadi, 1761 • 1492 – Muhafiz khans mosque • 1930- MJ library • Amdavadno Ithihas, 1851 • 1500 - Mosques of rani rupmati • 1938- town hall • Gujaratnu Patnagar: Amadavad, 1929 • 1514 – Rani sipri mosque • 1938-1980 – three volume history of medival gujrat Maps, Photographs, Paintings • 1572 – Sidi Saiyyed mosque • 1950 – Gujrat university 2. Lived – Photographs • 1572 – Mughal Empire annexed Gujrat • 1960 – Gujrat as separate state 3. Measurable – Surveys • 1573 – akbar conqured gujrat (second time) • 1960’s – Education Institutions - Space science, Management, Main Argument – • 1615 – The English east India company opened Design and Architecture Through the centuries, Ahmedabad’s prosperity has been punctuated by natural disasters and social discord, from famines and earth- • 1618 – Jahangir, mughal emperor visited Ahmedabad • 2011 – Gujrat Earthquake quakes to caste the religious violence. Ahmedabadi’s have tried to respond to these trying to meld economic progress with new cul- • 1618 – Dutch East India company opened ture of social harmony. This book coincides with the 600th anniversary of the founding of Ahmedabad, in which the authors’ broadly • 1630-33 – disastrous famine brush history highlights socio economic patterns that emphasize Indo Islamic and Indo European synthesis and continuity bringing • 1658 – Aurangzeb became emperor the focus back to the pluralistic heritage of this medieval city making this text a historiographical typology of memory. • 1684 – Heavy rain, flood in Sabarmati Events – • 1685-86 – Famine • 1305-1315 – shatrunja temple in saurashtra reconstructed • 1690-91 – Famine and epidemic • 1411 – Ahmed Shah New Capital/ Ahmedabad established • 1686-97 – Famine • 1411-42 – Ahmed Shah rule • 1694-95 – Drought • 1442-51- Muhammed Shah rule • 1699 – step well was built • 1424 – Jami mosque completed • 1761- Mirat I Ahmadi was written Click here for more... The Making and Unmaking of an Industrial Working Class: Sliding Down the Labour Hierarchy in Ahmedabad, India Back to timeline → Breman, Jan. The Making and Unmaking of an Industrial Working Class: Sliding Down the Labour Hierarchy in Ahmedabad, India. Amsterdam, India: Amsterdam University Press, Oxford University Press, 2004. Historiography Typology– • Formalist • Post-Colonial • Memory Studies Evidence – 1. Archival: Maps, Census, Books and Articles 2. Measurable: On site Investigations and Interviews, Cover Photograph 3. Ethnographic Data Main Argument – Based on a survey of over 600 households over the 1999-2002 period, this monograph charts the progressive disenfranchisement of Ahmedabad’s textile workers and their families throughout the 1980s and 90s. Challenging the myth of the infinite absorption capacity of the informal sector, the author elaborates on the dimensions of poverty often neglected in studies based on statistics alone. Like the companion photo-book title, Working in the Mills No More, the monograph also examines the significance of religious fault lines in the community, which exploded into riots in spring 2002. The Ahmedabad crisis, typical of the textile industry in India, can also be found in Asia at large, where entire communities sink below poverty line in the absence of social provisions. Events – 1980s until 2002 • Collapse of the textile mills in Ahmedabad 1980 onward • Gujarat Riots: 1985, 1992 and 2002 Click here for more... Urbanisation, Citizenship and Conflict in India: Ahmedabad 1900-2000 Back to timeline → Bobbio, Tommaso. Urbanisation, Citizenship and Conflict in India: Ahmedabad 1900-2000. Routledge, 2015. Historiography Typology– • Post-Colonial • Memory Studies, • Experientialist Evidence – 1. Archival: Maps, Census, Books, Newspaper Articles, Scholarly Papers 2. Measurable: Photographs 3. Ethnographic Data Main Argument – Using the case study of Ahmedabad, this book investigates the history of the city and of its people over the twentieth century. It analyses the contrasting relationship between urban authorities and the inhabitants of Ahmedabad and examines instances of antagonism and negotiation – amongst people, groups and between the people and the public authority – that have continuously shaped, transformed and redefined life in the city. The book is written in a post-colonial tone, emerging out of personal reflections and experiences of the author during the 2001 riots of Gujarat. It is the compilation of 14 years of research through interviews, books, newspaper articles, scholarly papers, census and photo- graphic documentation. Events – 1900 to 2000 • Early 1900s: Emergence of a new metropolis - Early Industrialisation and Migration • 1910s -1940s: Challenges of the growing metropolis • 1950s -1970s: Urban transformations - violence and mass movements • Collapse of the textile mills in Ahmedabad 1980 onward • Gujarat Riots: 1985, 1992 and 2002 Click here for more... Ahmedabad- A Study in Indian Urban History. Back to timeline → Gillion, Kenneth L. Ahmedabad- A Study in Indian Urban History. Berkeley and Los Angels: University of California Press, 1968. Print. Historiography Typology- •1630-32 – Gujarat famine / decline of textile industry • colonial •1738-53 – ruled jointly by muslims and marathas • formalist •1757- ruled by only Maratha Evidence – •1781- Forbes described Ahd. –“Solitude, Poverty and Desolation” 1.Unpublished official records- reports, records, compilations,surveys, archival data •1798-1800- Ahd.