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About the Book

The Center for Habitat, Urban, and Regional Studies (CHURS) at IMPRI started the city conversation series in 2019 to deliberate on some of the overreaching issues discussed earlier and contribute to the process of informed policymaking. The State of Cities: A Compendium of Deliberations – City Conversations 2020-21 is the product of renowned urban experts from different countries who have shared their ideas on the processes of demographic, environmental, economic, political, and social changes in the cities and how to manage them in a series of deliberations at our IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk.

About the Author

Soumyadip Chattopadhyay is an associate professor at the Department of Economics and Politics. He is a senior visiting fellow at IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi.

Sameer Unhale is an urban practitioner. He has been Joint Commissioner, Directorate of Municipal Administration, Government of Maharashtra, and CEO of Thane Smart City Limited, among others.

Arjun Kumar is the Director of IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi.

Simi Mehta is CEO and Editorial Director, IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi.

Anshula Mehta is a Senior Assistant Director at IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi.