audio by title planetizen podcast - 2007-12-03 - bombay to mumbai the developing megacity - part two

Bombay To Mumbai: A Megacity In The Developing World - Part Two

3 December 2007 - 8:00am

10:30 minutes (4.86 MB)

As a "megacity" in one of the world's most rapidly developing countries, Mumbai (formerly Bombay) has been forced to make major adjustments as it assumes its role at the forefront of globalization. In this second part of a two-part podcast, Suketu Mehta, author of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, reads from his book and discusses the city and India in the context of the globalizing world.