Aravind Unni

Unni is an urban practitioner and researcher working with informal workers and urban communities

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We the People of India’s cities: Realising the vision of a free and equal democracySubscriber Only

November 27,2025 13:43:17 PM

With rapidly expanding urbanism, India’s cities are at the frontlines of our constitutional promise and failure. We need a re-imagination of rights, justice and dignity in the city — one rooted in the Constitution itself

Thu, Nov 27, 2025

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Budget misses: Viksit Bharat is not possible without liveable Indian citiesSubscriber Only

July 28,2024 16:16:22 PM

The budget is surprising in its lack of focus on climate action and its impact in cities. This is especially concerning given that India is one of the most impacted countries in the world

Sun, Jul 28, 2024

A man rides his cycle near a landfill site on a hot summer day during a heatwave in New Delhi. (Reuters)

Heatwave and the death of a worker: What heat action plan must focus onSubscriber Only

May 31,2024 07:30:37 AM

Our urban imagination needs to be reconfigured, not only to ensure water, shade, and rest–eat–leisure spaces to mitigate heat wave impacts, but also to find more ways of advancing workers’ rights in cities

Fri, May 31, 2024