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

7.1 | DHUN, RAJASTHAN Pioneer : Manvendra Singh Shekhawat Location : Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Area : 500 acres Project Typology : Rural Upliftment ; Housing [Semi-Urban] Year : 2013 -

Dhun is a planned community project on the outskirts of Jaipur that currently targets the ecological aspects of the planning. The 500 acre land was barren & salinated back in 2013, which on treatment by traditional methods of landscaping has turned into a forest land in the present day, that serves as a habitat for over 120 distinct species of flora & fauna.

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

Published on Feb 12, 2022

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“India lives not in a handful of its cities, but in her 7,00,000 villages.” - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi M.K.Gandhi through his writings & speeches always preached about the importance of a decentralized economy wherein the villages forms the foundation of nation building in all aspects. The Gandhian Philosophy of Decentralization aims to envision all the distinct authorization bodies at different levels to be on one equal platform, with equal delegation of authority, unlike the centralized system that follows a hierarchic pattern leading to discrepancies in terms of monetary as well as authorization factors. The enhancement of a decentralized system is a path ahead towards a sustainable habitat of the nation, not just economically, but also to attain a lovable living condition.