Historical Transformations in Boundary and Land Use in New Delhi’s Urban Villages

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Earlier versions of this article were presented at my alma mater Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Pennsylvania, and Stanford University. I am thankful to members of the audience for their critical feedback, especially Janaki Nair, Narayani Gupta, Lisa Mitchell, and Akhil Gupta. I am also grateful to Michael Collins, Nalin Jha, Raghavan Narasimhan, and Zoya Puri for their comments, and to EPW’s referee for valuable suggestions that helped in revising this article for publication. I am solely responsible for any errors.