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

• Artist: Planetizen
• Title: Planetizen Podcast - 2007-11-16 - Bombay To Mumbai: A Megacity In The Developing World - Part One
• Album: Planetizen Podcast
• Year: 2007
• Length: 15:10 minutes (7 MB)
• Format: Stereo 22kHz 64Kbps (CBR)

This podcast features Suketu Mehta, journalist and author of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, an in-depth look at the modern city of Mumbai (the former Bombay) from the perspective of a native returning home after more than 20 years abroad.

Mehta reads from his book and discusses the intricacies of his changing and developing hometown and how it and other megacities have been affected by globalization.

In Part Two of this podcast, Mehta discusses Mumbai as it compares with other global megacities and reads another selection from his book.

This podcast was recorded in April 2007 at the campus of California State University, Long Beach.

Special thanks to the South Asia sub-committee of the International Education Committee at CSULB, as well as Dr. Bipasha Baruah, Paul Perret, and Dr. Jyotsna Patnaik for arranging the recording.