Saurabh Modi

I write about cities.

[Saurabh Modi @MadEyeModi]

Remarkable charts! Fascinating finding! Great choice @puddingviz !

[The Pudding @puddingviz]

@v1vra0 WINNER!

Battle of the Chocolate Bars by @surbhaai

https://t.co/tY46ttRsN6

[The Pudding @puddingviz]

@v1vra0 WINNER!

Battle of the Chocolate Bars by @surbhaai

https://t.co/tY46ttRsN6

[Saurabh Modi @MadEyeModi]

A question led to a book: How does @PrithviTheatre in Mumbai pump so much life into the city while NMACC doesn’t?

“The Performer” by @richardsennett, has great answers! More on the book is in my review for @bsindia: https://t.co/5Va2CDAQqB

#Streets #Urbanisation #BookReviews

[Saurabh Modi @MadEyeModi]

Jobs and urbanisation are like morning coffee! Alway on mind! I found Ravindra Adi's book “Governing Urban India” worthy of being on the desk to know Indian cities. Here’s my review for @bsindia, hope it finds your time!

🔗 https://t.co/xh7XZzXEio

#Urbanisation #UrbanPolicy

[Saurabh Modi @MadEyeModi]

Lovely to hear from @pritika13 on the potential for charter cities in India at #MPS2024 with fascinating perspectives from @JedlickaVit, @MarkLutter, and @CafeEconomics .

@Artha__Global @CCIdotCity #CharterCities #Urbanization #FreeCities

[Saurabh Modi @MadEyeModi]

I enjoyed reading @JasonBarrRU's book, Cities in the Sky, and penned a review for the Business Standard: https://t.co/U1f5Wk87AK.
Indian cities will see more skyscrapers mushroom. Thanks to the book, I feel they will be reasons to celebrate. #CitiesSkylines #urbanization

[Saurabh Modi @MadEyeModi]

Ambassador @hussainsadaf1, United States of Bihar, talking about Kebabs! Super to hear him say, nothing is lost, nothing is authentic!

[Saurabh Modi @MadEyeModi]

To look back and ahead, @rohlamba and Raghuram Rajan, have a new book on India: Breaking the Mould. It’s a conversation starter on their position: India needs service driven manufacturing. Here's my review for @Moneycontrol : https://t.co/j6WKqIN690

[Moneycontrol @moneycontrolcom]

#MCTrends | "'Breaking The Mould' by #RaghuramRajan & #RohitLamba is an important work to pick up. The book’s main value comes from answers to how, why, and where countries prosper," writes Saurabh Modi.

Read his book review👇
https://t.co/Obuh0ALCKd

#BreakingTheMould

[Saurabh Modi @MadEyeModi]

Here's a short piece to say ODI World Cup is for sport, not economy: https://t.co/mMwi1IGwbd

And that we must celebrate it for the right reasons!

[Artha Global @Artha__Global]

@SharmadhaS, Principal, @theviksinha, former Junior Fellow & @MadEyeModi, former Associate, @Artha__Global, published a paper on 'Drafting a pro-antitrust and data protection regulatory framework' in @IPPRJournal. It outlines how the CCI needs to assess digital antitrust cases⬇️

[Shadab Nazmi 📈 @shadabnazmi]

2. How it hit the train: Reports suggest that the Coromandel express, went on the loop line where a goods train was parked. The reports also suspect that the passenger train engine went on top of the goods train and 13-15 coaches derailed. Here is the graphic in detail

[Saurabh Modi @MadEyeModi]

As Jane Jacobs would point, walkability and public safety are linked. Delhi has neither. And even to access the metro, walkability is essential.

[Saurabh Modi @MadEyeModi]

Such a revealing #PlainFact on higher car ownership in Delhi. It could be a symptom of poor walkability and public safety. Cars are secured metal boxes that can move. Especially for women in a society where they don't feel safe walking after sunset.

[Tanay Sukumar @TanaySukumar]

Imagine paying $80k just to be *allowed* to buy a car—even before you buy one. That was Singapore for you last year, due to a policy to limit cars on roads.

What's it like in India? How big are Indian metros' parking woes? @shuja_asrar has some mind-boggling numbers: #MintCharts

[Alvin Chang @alv9n]

I made a thing. I'm really thankful for @puddingviz for the space, time and support to make something like this.

https://t.co/CovvVFYKnp

[Rosie Roti @supriyan]

No first-hand information about pets or their feelings, but I've always liked this Karel Capek poem, translated by Dora Round. (Source: https://t.co/TfWfgWU66f)

[Surbhi Bhatia / सुरभि / سربھی @surbhaai]

Women are rewriting the rules in #Bollywood. In this @NikkeiAsia story on #IWD2023, @JuiChakravorty , @Kimsubh, @c_sayan2015 and I looked at data on budgets & returns on women-led films, actresses challenging the notion of a ‘shelf-life’ and more! (1/n)

https://t.co/RO3P4ZiZJe

[Aakar Patel @Aakar__Patel]

anurag minus verma essay on coca cola

[Chintan Girish Modi @chintanwriting]

"I fear that we are living at a time of great dividedness in which it’s tempting to hide behind the illusion of knowledge to protect ourselves from uncertainty," says @PicoIyer in this interview with me for @firstpost @lachmi0809. I loved working on this.
https://t.co/hoxwwjoFWB

[Artha Global @Artha__Global]

In the recent past, Indian cities have faced urban flooding, heat, and severe pollution.
The climate challenge is tall and the size of India's municipal books does not match. What alternatives do cities have?
In this blog, @MadEyeModi points to 3 new ways:
https://t.co/0ZZAkQ1VXF