Urbanization in India

70% of Indians dwell in villages, however more than 60% of country's GDP is contributed by people living in urban areas which accounts for 90% of Indian Government revenues.

There are 10 metropolitan cities in India where more than 4 million are residing and in only 28 cities 1-4 million people are residing out of total 63 cities. ¼ of total urban population is residing in slum areas and ever lasting effects on property demand. Demand of property in urban areas is though high but there is unending scarcity of residential property in urban areas. India will have 500 million urban populations by 2017 and estimated slum population will be 60 million by 2016 according to a World Bank Report.

Migration

Villagers Migrating to Cities

Rank	Metropolitan area	State/Territory	Area (in km2)	Census 2011
1	Mumbai Metropolitan Region	Maharashtra	4,355 km2	18,414,288
2	National Capital Region	Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana	34,144 km2	16,314,838
3	Kolkata Metropolitan Area	West Bengal	1,886.67 km2	14,112,536
4	Chennai Metropolitan Area	Tamil Nadu	1,189 km2	8,696,010
5	Bangalore Metropolitan Area	Karnataka	1,276 km2	8,499,399
6	Hyderabad Metropolitan Area	Telangana	7,100 km2	7,749,334
7	Ahmedabad Metropolitan Region	Gujarat	464 km2	6,352,254
8	Pune Metropolitan Area	Maharashtra	9,220 km2	5,049,968
9	Surat Metropolitan Region	Gujarat	4,255 km2	4,585,367
10	Jaipur Metropolitan Region	Rajasthan	623 km2	3,073,350
			64,513 km2	92,847,344

Many cities of India have comparable population to the population of some of the countries of the world as Delhi – Chile, Chandigarh – Estonia, Goa – Guinea Bissau, etc.

Only in Mumbai half of the population is residing in slum areas and need some better housing options to dwell with. The demand of housing property and office space in urban areas is soaring constantly. There are some obstructions which are hampering the progress of construction of properties:-

1. There are many local bodies in a single city;
2. Master plans are rigid and zoning regulations are restrictive;
3. Building construction regulations - Floor Space index etc.; 

4. Outdated rent control acts & regulations;
5. Poor financing facilities;
6. Lack of funds with the local bodies and lack of creditworthiness to raise funds from market.

Striving for their life in unhygienic slums areas of Urban and Metro cities, the habitant needs good habitation areas for them; either it is on rent, lease or owned.

People are migrating to towns/cities from villages in India in search of economic opportunities and thus have expanded urbanization to a great extent. Central & State Governments are making all out efforts to ensure better economic opportunities in villages itself. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has introduced many schemes for the villagers. These schemes are implemented under the supervision of Panchayats (village councils in India) which guarantee employment for poor villagers, who are living under poverty line and thus creating an atmosphere of non-migration to cities.

JNNURM

Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission a Central Government agency has taken many pivotal steps for the development of urban areas.

Consequently, housing & property industry has increased eventually.

Now property websites are blooming and they are serving builders, home loan agencies, property buyers etc. Homes and property on rent are also available on b2c portals and can be accessed on a single click. While many needs houses to live while some are investing their money for buying new property. All these facts have created a bubble (due to price rise) in the property industry.

Chandar Mohan - Renowned Tabla Player (Indian Classical Music)

Rhythm plays a primary and active role in  Indian classical music. The Tabla is one of the important and famous worldwide instruments in the category of the Indian drums, which falls into the category of Gaiaphones i.e. instruments related to earth and solid in nature. It is the queen of drums and it is said that when somebody knows how to play it, then he can play any other drum or percussion instrument of the world. 

Parts of Tabla:

Renowned Tabla Artiste:

Ustad Chander Mohan

Ustad Chander Mohan has been playing Tabla for the last 50 years. He got his lessons in Tablain traditional system of “Guru Shishya Prampra” i.e. disciple and teacher from the renowned Tabla wizard late Pandit Hira Lal Ji, who belonged to Delhi Gharana, .

He has learnt Tabla for more than 25 years. He has been trained by his teacher in other Gharanas also like ‘Ajrara, Purab and Punjab. One of his fellow students is Ustad Miya Shaukat Hussain Khan Sahib from Pakistan who has a famous disciple Ustad Tari Khan is. 

Ustad Chander Mohan has performed Tabla with all the great artistes of India and Pakistan such as Ustad Villayat Khan (sitar instrument player), Ustad Rais Khan(sitar instrument player), Ustad Amjad Ali Khan(Sarod instrument player), Pt. Ram Narain (sarangi instrument player), Ustad Sultan Khan(Sarangi instrument player), Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasi(flute instrument player), Pt. Bhim Sen Joshi, Pt. Rajan & Sajan Mishra(Indian classical vocal singer) , Smt. Girija Devi(vocal singer), Ustad Salamat Ali Khan & his son Ustad Shafakat Ali Khan(vocal singer), Pt. Durga Lal(Indian Kathak dancer), Pt. Pratap Pawar(Kathak dancer), Pt. Charan Girdhar Chand (Kathak dancer) and Smt. Shobhana Naarain (Kathak).

Ustad Chander Mohan has been playing Tabla with king of Ghazal, Ustad Mehandi Hassain, Ustad Gulam Ali Khan, Farida Khanam, Ahmed Hussain & Mohd. Hussain, Hari Harian, Chandan Das and Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. 

Ustad Chander Mohan has performed across the world i.e Middle East, USA, UK, Canada, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, France, Norway, Caribbean countries - Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana etc. .

The Government of India under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ICCR) has announced his name as Indian icon to promote Indian classical music among youths in Suriname (Paramaribo), South America for three years as a Tabla teacher-cum-performer. He had groomed a number of Tabla students in Suriname.

MUSIC OF LOVE

With Ustad Allaha Rakha Khan and Ustad Sultan Khan

Ustad Chander Mohan Pandit Ram Narayan Ji

With Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Pt. Ravi Shankar

 

With Pt. Charan Giridhar Chand - Kathak Dancer