DECLARATION

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that this written submission entitled

“Reinforcing Nagpur’s identity as ‘Orange city’ , thereby creating a layer of citizen association.”

represents my ideas in my own words and has not been taken from the work of others (as from books, articles, essays, dissertations, other media and online); and where others’ ideas or words have been included, I have adequately cited and referenced the original sources. Direct quotations from books, journal articles, internet sources, other texts, or any other source whatsoever are acknowledged and the sources cited are identified in the dissertation references. No material other than that cited and listed has been used. I have read and know the meaning of plagiarism* and I understand that plagiarism, collusion, and copying are grave and serious offences in the university and accept the consequences should I engage in plagiarism, collusion or copying. I also declare that I have adhered to all principles of academic honesty and integrity and have not misrepresented or fabricated or falsified any idea/data/fact source in my submission. This work, or any part of it, has not been previously submitted by me or any other person for assessment on this or any other course of study.

Name of the Student: Ojaswi Ajay Chauthaiwale Exam Roll No: 08 Date: 22/11/2021 Place: Rachana Sansad’s Academy of Architecture

*The following defines plagiarism: “Plagiarism” occurs when a student misrepresents, as his/her own work, the work, written or otherwise, of any other person (including another student) or of any institution. Examples of forms of plagiarism include: the verbatim (word for word) copying of another’s work without appropriate and correctly presented acknowledgement; the close paraphrasing of another’s work by simply changing a few words or altering the order of presentation, without appropriate and correctly presented acknowledgement; unacknowledged quotation of phrases from another’s work; the deliberate and detailed presentation of another’s concept as one’s own. “Another’s work” covers all material, including, for example, written work, diagrams, designs, charts, photographs, musical compositions and pictures, from all sources, including, for example, journals, books, dissertations and essays and online resources.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As I present this dissertation, I remain grateful to a number of people who have helped me throughout the course of the research for their constant guidance and motivation to help me towards the completion of the project.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my thesis guide, Ar. Prof. Sanjay Mehta for all the constant support, continuous guidance and insightful inputs throughout the research process, while giving a focussed direction and making me aware of the practical aspects involved in my dissertation.

I am thankful to Mr. A.D. Huchche, Mr. Dilip Kinkhede, Mr. Khandhait and several other people in the field for answering all my questions and queries patiently by providing their expertise and making me aware of the practical scenarios in the field. A sincere thanks to the Upadhyay’s for their cooperation, along with their emloyees for their assistance at certain stages of the project.

I thank my friends for their moral support, motivation and invaluable contributions through discussions on my topic throughout this online medium. Lastly, I am extremely grateful to my family for their unconditional support, love and cooperation and for believing in me always. Without you all nothing is possible.

A final, sincere thanks to all those whom I may have missed out above, without whose contribution the dissertation would have been incomplete.

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Reinforcing Nagpur’s identity as ‘Orange city’, thereby creating a layer of citizen association.