Suburbia
08 February 2011
Rahul S. Ravi, From the series Living in Limbo

A suburb (lit. under city) is a geographical location away from the Centre/the metropolis, and is often politically autonomous. Conceptually, ‘Suburbia’ is perhaps a manner of looking at the metropolis through spaces, places and even people that represent unique cultures of existence through their interactions and daily lives – a hybrid of places and cultures, within and often outside the frames of its control.
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