Emergent Conversation 23

Edited by Shivani

This emergent conversation explores the politics and possibilities of walking and cycling in Indian cities. The series considers everyday mobilities intersecting with infrastructure, access, and urban imagination. From Delhi’s contested walking infrastructure to the cycling cultures of Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, and Mumbai, these essays engage with non-motorised transport as technical modes, socially embedded practices, and much more. Through ethnographic accounts and personal narratives, the contributors examine how the city is experienced, negotiated, and resisted on foot and by pedal. These insights invite readers to rethink sustainable mobility in Indian cities and reflect upon walking and cycling as central to how cities live, breathe, and survive.

Introduction:  Sustainable Urban Mobility in India

Shivani

 

 

 

Bicycling to School in Urban India: Current Status, Challenges, and the Way Forward

Srishti Agrawal, Adit Seth, and Rahul Goel

 

 

 

Book Interview with Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria about Mumbai on Two Wheels

Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria and Shivani

 

 

 

 

A Case for Lazy Bicycling

Smruthi Bala Kannan

 

 

 

 

Cycling in the City: Stories from Metro Manila and Bengaluru

Madhushree Kulkarni, Vedant Chaturvedi, Dimpu Chindappa,  Bea Dolores

 

 

 

Urban Rhythms

Namrata Narendra

 

 

 

 

Making the City on Foot: Walking Mobilities and Infrastructures in Delhi

Samprati Pani

 

 

 

Morphologies of Walking: Negotiations and Navigation in the Field

Shivani

 

 

 

Shivani is an anthropologist focused on sustainable urban mobility and critical minerals supply chain. As part of India ZEV Research team at Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, her work involves research and analysis on critical minerals trade and governance. As a PoLAR Digital Editorial Fellow, Shivani curated an Emergent Conversation on “Sustainable Urban Mobility in India.”