Abstract:
Since ages Indian market places have been deemed as city centres and not just
the components of a city structure. Gradually they became an event in everyday
life, where people indulge into communication, people indulge into exchanges;
people indulge into the experiential aspects of space. Thus markets therewith are
not only physical spaces, but also have ‘spirit of place.’
Market places in India were an outcome of economic, social and cultural
phenomenon all of which had implications on the physical network of spaces and
social network of human. Therefore market places within a city transforms with
the growing needs of the people; several other factors like economy, sociocultural
aspects, technology etc. play major role in shaping these market places.
Thus they are a mirror that reflects the transformations in the city.
It has been observed in many transforming market places that the approach to
this change is not holistic but just skin deep, hence there is a need to foresee the
future of such vulnerable places in the city to channelize the pressure of change
to generate positive transformation, while reinforcing its character to enhance the
glory of the Indian market precincts while satisfying the demands of a rapidly
growing city.
