REV[IV]AL : An Attempt to Re-think of an Ideal Village_Design Dissertation_2021-22

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world. To summarize, the aims of an urban centre that is immediate to a local industry does not match with the function it is to carry out. A void in the economy is created at such instances that break the flow of economy & denies the full foliation of village industries, instead making way for a biased development of the urban centres solely. The ways of living in the Tier 1 & Tier 2 cities of India, have changed drastically in the past few decades. A cycle is formulated where the consumer is asked to consume the goods that are glorified through commercial media. A sense of dissatisfaction is imbibed through the media that keeps on demanding consumption from the consumers. In case 1, the metropolitan cities look glorified in terms of their lifestyle & a sense of dissatisfaction runs through a large portion of the population residing in Tier 2 cities. These people migrate to the metropolitan cities to seek better lifestyles & improved amenities.. Similar scenario rises in the unclassified cities of India which becomes the case 2. The lack of job opportunities in the village industries forces the population to move out towards the Tier 2 urban centres in hopes of a better job & daily wage to be minimum. In both the cases, it is the sense of deprivation that drives the population to move out & migrate aiming for better opportunities, that are subjective to the individuals or a group of individuals.

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