Imagining Bangalore

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About Hudi
Hudi has a population of 50,191 and area of 15.3 sq Km. It is considered a Backard
!ate"or# $% area. It is ard num&er 5' and the area e co(ered in our anal#sis as Booth
1). It is around *0km eastards from the cit# &us stand and +ust * km from ,hitefield, the I-
hu& of Ban"alore and has &een de(elopin" into a residential area sou"ht after &# middle class
families. -he .em&er of the /arliament o(erseein" Hudi is .r. /.!..ohan, the .em&er of
0e"islati(e $ssem&l# is .r. $ra(ind 0im&a(alli and the !orpotator for Hudi is .r.
B.$.Basa(ara+u. ,ith the a(era"e amount of &ud"et allocated to a ard in the cit# is 3.*1
!rore, the amount allocated to Hudi is a mea"re 1.)2 !rores. -his amount has &een
distri&uted toards roads 352.*45, pu&lic amenities 3*.945, lakes 6 trees 33*.345, "ar&a"e
3'.145 and others 3'.145. -his distri&ution has completel# i"nored storm ater drains,
footpaths, parks and pla#"rounds.
$ stud# &ased on ater suppl#, mo&ilit#, sanitation, pu&lic amenities and en(ironment has
"i(en, on a scale of 10, a score of 3.2 for ard qualit# in *013 and '.' for cit# qualit# in
*013. -he ards population has increased e7ponentiall# &# 1'*4 hile the cit#8s population
"roth is '54. -his clearl# shos that this ard needs a lot of attention from the "o(ernment
in terms of support to meet the needs of the people mi"ratin" to this area.
History and Evolution of Settlement
$s e ent throu"h the ards, e certainl# reali9ed that the areas ere on the course of
de(elopment. ,e sa "reen patches in &arren lands ith &uildin" raised independentl# ne7t
to each other. :ome ards had "ood roads laid hile others had &ump# &ron dust raisin" as
e dro(e past. ,hile some areas had a fe small shops, others had a series of houses. -he
place as spellin" out a stor# of its on. ;-here must &e some histor# to this place8 e all
thou"ht to oursel(es, as e enthusiasticall# knocked the door of an independent house. $
#oun" man emer"ed. Ha(in" li(ed in the place for o(er ' #ears, he descri&ed ho this place
had lush "reen field and the &uildin" e ere seein" as nohere to &e seen ' #ears &ack.
-he pri(ate &uilders sa potential in the area, acquired &# families due to lo real estate
rates, e7pectin" capital "ains in the future. $s pri(ate &uilders started to make &usiness, small
families mi"rated, leadin" to need for "roceries etc. -he real estate rate as of <e&ruar# *01',
accordin" to the respondents, as appro7imatel# =s 3500 per square feet. .a+orit# of the
households sur(e#ed, ere educated, li(ed in Ban"alore prior to mo(in" to Hoodi and
aspired to on a piece of land or &uildin".
Land Use and Infrastructure:
-he land as purel# used for a"ricultural purposes. It has come don to one plot of "reen
land e sa durin" our (isit to the place. <rom a"ricultural land, the area has &ecome full#
residential &ecause of /ri(ate enterprises hich ha(e raised independent houses and &i"
apartments. -he houses are mostl# pakka houses. -he land, pre(iousl# &rou"ht as an
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in(estment &ecause of lo prices, has let people to mo(e permanentl# ith families as more
and more &uildin"s ere constructed. >aturall#, e sa small shops, particularl# alon" the
main road. -he stores are &asic ones such as "roceries, stationar#, small &aker# shops, ?ero7
shops etc.
$s e sur(e#ed and spoke to the residents of Hudi, e "ot to kno some of their prominent
infrastructural deficiencies. -he area comes under BB./ co(era"e and #et, the people are
not pro(ided !au(er# ater hich makes them spend a lot on &u#in" ater or use poor
qualit# ater. -his is their ma+or concern and if this pro&lem is corrected, the e7pectation is
that more people ill &e illin" to mo(e to this area. $nother concern e heard a&out almost
in e(er# door@step as that there as hardl# an# transportation facilit#. -he# had a alk a
lon" a# to the nearest &us@stand. Ha(in" said that, a lot of households possessed (ehicles
hich made them independent &ut the important question is a&out the ones ho do not. -he
road facilit# as poor althou"h ma+or portion of &ud"et has &een allocated for the same.
.ain road has concrete roads laid &ut has a lot of &umps and une(en surfaces. -here also
complaints of accidents in places here roads are not laid, particularl# durin" rains.
-o"ether ith ater and transportation pro&lems, the residents face da#@to@da# issue of poor
sea"e disposal s#stem. -he draina"e runs in front of the houses in a small lane like area
underneath. -his is open. It attracts a lot of insects and mosquitoes. /eople face risks of
spreadin" diseases, particularl# for children. -he residents clearl# state that the "o(ernment
has not taken an# acti(e steps to de(elop the place and the state of people li(in" there. -he
de(elopments of the place ha(e &een completel# attri&uted to the pri(ate sector. -here is one
school in the localit# and children acti(el# "o to that school from the near&# localities. -here
ere no industrial factories or pu&lic sector companies in Hudi.
Economic Base
.a+orit# of the residents are composed of nuclear families in hich the heads of the
families are +o& holders. -he income le(els fall in &eteen loer and middle income "roups,
ith annual income ran"e from *.50akh to 150akh. In fact this income ran"e as the reason
for choosin" Hoodi as their residential area &ecause the land rates ere afforda&le to them.
/eople are either orkin" in I- companies or in "o(ernment a"encies. Aer# fe mem&ers are
in(ol(ed in Business or self@emplo#ment. Business mainl# included =eal Bstate or
construction acti(ities.
-he &uildin"sChomes are mainl# comprised of indi(idual duple7 houses. Dnl# a fe 3
floor &uildin"s ere seen in the localit#. -his indicates that the area as such is under slo
de(elopment process. Hoe(er the real estate &usiness is slol# catchin" up in Hoodi. -here
ere quite a fe multi@store# &uildin"s under construction hich pro(es this fact.
Bducation le(el in Hoodi is (er# hi"h. Dne can hardl# find an#one uneducated.
.a+orit# of orkin" and non@orkin" indi(iduals are accomplished at least Bachelor
de"rees.
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Social Composition
/eople from different re"ions mi"rated to settle in Hoodi makin" it one of the
di(ersified places in Ban"alore. -hese re"ions mainl# included Kerala, $ndhra /radesh,
-amil >adu, .#sore and also near&# place of Ban"aloreE =amamurth# >a"ar. Dne ma# &e
surprised to see people from these set of places located (er# near to each other in Hoodi.
.ost of the nei"h&ours are indeed cross@re"ional and the# are comforta&le sta#in" ith each
other in close (icinit#.
-he lan"ua"es spoken in the area comprised of Frdu, Hindi, -elu"u, -amil, Kannada,
.ala#alam and Bn"lish. .an# of them ere comforta&le speakin" in Bn"lish. -his as the
trend in the localit# here Bn"lish as used to &reak the &arrier &eteen to different lin"ual
people. It as not a difficult task &ecause most of them ere orkin" people and ell
educated and hence adopted Bn"lish (er# ell.
:peakin" of the caste, people mainl# &elon"ed to cate"or#@* and !ate"or#@3 "roups.
:ome of the nota&le castes included =edd#s, Godas, Brahmins, lin"a#ats and Kur&as. -he
residents &elon"in" to these castes ere scattered around, from hich it as e(ident that the
caste preference in choosin" the residence as minimal.
.an# families mi"rated to this place recentl# 32months H 1.5 #ears5 so the social
interaction amon" the residents is under slo pro"ress. But still reasona&le amount of
families often cele&rate festi(als of different reli"ions to"ether. $ll in all Hoodi is sociall#
(er# rich and pro"ressi(e.
Political Vies
-here are 3 predominant political parties in the stateE Indian >ational !on"ress 3I>!5, BI/
and IJ:. !urrent representati(e for ,ard 5' is .r. B $ Basa(ara+u of I>! part#. Dn askin"
a&out performance of their representati(e, most people ere dissatisfied ith it. -he primar#
reason as not doin" somethin" a&out ater a(aila&ilit# and aste mana"ement. Dn askin"
their support for a particular part#Ccandidate to (ote for in the comin" "eneral elections, e
"ot &elo responsesE
2 /eople ere lo#al supporters of BI/ and e7pressed their intention to (ote for BI/ candidate.
3 /eople ere illin" to (ote for I>! candidate.
2 /eople ere either not decided or not illin" to tell us their intention #et.
Perceptions!"bservations
Based on our e7perience of (isitin" and talkin" ith residents of the area, e had &elo
o&ser(ations and perceptions of the nei"h&ourhood H
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1. -he area is predominantl# residential. -here is no factor# or considera&le
manufacturin" acti(it# "oin" on. -here are no supermarkets. /eople "o to normal
Kirana stores for their usual household requirements. ,e also sa construction of
apartments happenin" at multiple places hich makes us to &elie(e that it ill remain
&ein" residential in near future.
*. Dn emplo#ment front, ma+orit# of the people 3K10@1545 are either in(ol(ed in
unskilled la&or or unincorporated sector. :ince the area is near an I- hu& of
Ban"alore, i.e. ,hitefield, around *04 orkforce is emplo#ed in skilled +o&s. ,e
&elie(e this proportion ill increase in future as more people "et emplo#ed in near&#
tech companies.
3. -hou"h all the people e inter(ieed said the# do not look at caste or reli"ion hile
rentin" out homes, e found the realit# otherise. $ muslim famil# did face
difficulties in "ettin" rented home in multiple areas of Ban"alore, hich include some
of the not so &ackard areas like Indira na"ar as ell.
'. -he area had usual infrastructure pro&lems for e7. 0ess roads, less schools around.
But the ma+or pro&lem as re"ardin" ater a(aila&ilit# and sanitation. -he area does
not "et ater from Ka(eri connection, and most of the houses of &ore ells to satisf#
their ater needs. Hoe(er, "ar&a"e collection, aste mana"ement remains an issue.
,e o&ser(ed that "o(ernment as &lamed for such issues hich shos that people
are themsel(es not illin" to come forard and do somethin" a&out it. Dne reason for
it could &e a&sence of an# local communities for the people in the area.
5. ,e did not see an# indication of tensions alon" re"ional or caste lines. /eople ho
ere inter(ieed ere happ# ith the nei"h&ourhood and e7cept a fe of themL the#
are used to cele&rate festi(als or common e(ents to"ether.
2. -here is lack of pu&lic transport in the area, e did not see e(en one B.-! &us
hile alkin" around. Dne reason could &e a&sence of properCider roads.
Learnin#
Sky Rocketing Land Prices - -he area hich as primaril# an a"ricultural land is
transformin" into a concrete +un"le. -he land is &ein" sold as residential plots. -he
farmers no lon"er find a"riculture as an interestin" a# to earn mone#, due to the
soarin" land prices. 0and that as sold for =s *000 per sqft fe #ears &ack is at
present &ein" sold for atleast =s 3500@=s'000 per sqft. -his makes it a lucrati(e
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option for them to sell their land instead of farmin". ,e could hardl# see an# trees. Its
completel# &arren. -hose land in &eteen the constructions are also left &arren &# the
oners +ust aitin" for the ri"ht time and price to &e sold. :o the land is hea(il#
underutili9ed. -here must &e stron" re"ulations re"ardin" ho can sell their land for
non@a"ricultural purpose, ho can &u# it and so on. -his ill help in slammin" the
&rakes on the unprecedented "roth in residential constructions, hich also results in
se(ere stress on the infrastructure.
Good number of immigrants - Jue to the a(aila&ilit# of the land at afforda&le prices
compared to the other parts of Ban"alore, people irrespecti(e of the caste, creed, etc.
&u# plots or &u# constructed houses. .an# houses ha(e e7ternal staircase pro(ision to
rent the other floors to tenants. Besides numerous +o& opportunities in the (icinit#,
mainl# I- and other related +o&s ha(e created a spur in the num&er of immi"rants
mo(in" to this re"ion. -here are people from ma+or cities of Kerala, -amil >adu,
Karnataka and $ndra /radesh.
Common language a major factor for bonding - Jue to the lar"e num&er of the
immi"rants ho speak (arious lan"ua"es, the interaction ith the nei"h&ours are on
the loer side. :eldom do the# seem to kno their nei"h&ours despite of the fact that
the# ha(e li(ed in the area for o(er * #ears. -he reason seems to stem from the fact
that the# aren8t comforta&le in con(ersin" in a lan"ua"e other than their mother
ton"ue.
Friendly atmosphere - $ll respondents ere unanimous in a"reein" that the localit#
has a friendl# atmosphere and there are no issues pertainin" to misunderstandin" or
sharin" of resources and that the# ere at peace. -his is despite of the fact that all had
similar issues pertainin" to infrastructure such as ater, roads, drainin", etc.
ddressing infra issues a top priority - -he onl# issue that the residents seem to
ha(e is pertainin" to ater, draina"e, roads, access to pu&lic transport, etc. <rom our
opinion e feel that as a lon" term measure, a lot of trees must &e planted in this
localit# as the area is hea(il# underutili9ed and &esides it is dust# and nois# due to the
on"oin" constructions.
!o community to resol"e issues - -hou"h all kne that the# ere ha(in" similar
issues pertainin" to ater, draina"e, roads, etc, the# ere not takin" a collecti(e
action. -here is no communit# to (oice their issues and escalate it to the hi"her
authorities.
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#alance of opinion on reser"ations - -hose residents ho don8t fall under the
reser(ation &racket, ant to "et the present reser(ation re(amped and e7tend financial
support to those ho are economicall# &ackard and not on the &asis of caste. Dthers
ant the reser(ation to e7ist. But it as a pit# to fi"ure out that none kne e7actl# as
to h# the reser(ation s#stem e7ists in the first place and hat impact it can ha(e on
those communities that ha(e &een pushed sociall# &ackard for a"es. Dur opinion is
to add more factors to the present reser(ation s#stem, such as takin" into
consideration the financial stren"th, "eneration &ased on the educational qualification.
$lso to make the process more strin"ent in terms of document (erification usin" I-
technolo"# to ensure that there are no loopholes left for the crooks to e7ploit.
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible,
but also for what we do not do.
- Anonymous
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