IMPACT OF COMMERCIALISATION ON URBANITY

AIM To understand the impact of commercialisation with respect to urban transformation. OBJECTIVE ABSTRACT Urban centre transformed during 18th century within political and commercial realignment. Old towns went into decline and new towns developed. The gradual erosion of mughal power led to the device of towns associated with their rule. The mughal capital Delhi and Agra lost their political authorities. The growth of regional power was reflected in the capitals Lucknow, Hyderabad, Puna, Nagpur, and Jaipur. Traders, administrator, artists and others migrated from the old Mughal centres to their new capitals in search of work and patronage. Change in the networks of trades and reflected commercial companies had setup base in different places early during the Mughal era. With the raise in the commercial activity the towns had grown around the trading centres, like Panji, Masulipatham, Pondicherry and madras. From the mid 18th century, then was a new phase of change in commercial centre such as rural and Dhaka, which had growth in the 17th century declined when trade shifted to other places, so the British gradually required political control after the battle of placery. By the end of the 18th century Calcutta and Bombay in India is the biggest town in terms of population. It is the level and nature of economical and commercial activity in the city that generated growth and therefore further urban transformation. Some of the primary commercial centres comprised of agricultural equipments, footwear, bicycles, electrical items, etc. Study of commercial transformation in India. Urban centre development during 17th and 18th century in India. Study of urbanisation as an economical process.

History of Urbanity

Akshay Gupta 2013MUD022