{"id":72,"date":"2012-09-21T17:23:26","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T11:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/?p=72"},"modified":"2012-09-22T16:58:03","modified_gmt":"2012-09-22T11:28:03","slug":"a-brief-history-of-srirangapatna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/2012\/09\/21\/a-brief-history-of-srirangapatna\/","title":{"rendered":"A brief history of Srirangapatna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Dinesh Lodha, <a href=\"http:\/\/foundation.ifmr.co.in\" target=\"_blank\">IFMR Finance Foundation<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\t<ul id=\"slideshowgallery1738\" class=\"slideshowgallery1738\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- From all slides or gallery slides -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">North View of Srirangapatna (1794)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"north-view-of-srirangapatna-1794\">https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/1_NorthView1-3pb0z21b8f31np2jbp31my.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Srirangapatna is a historic town that was one of the most important military, cultural and religious centers in South India. Image: British Library<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/1_NorthView1.jpg\" id=\"gallery1738imglink39\" class=\"colorboxslideshowgallery1738\" data-rel=\"slideshowgroupgallery1738\" target=\"_self\" title=\"North View of Srirangapatna (1794)\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Plan of Srirangapatnam (1780-1800)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"plan-of-srirangapatnam-1780-1800\">https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/Map Old-3pb0z21b8f31np2jbp31my.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is located in the state of Karnataka, 19 km from Mysore. The town is divided into 23 wards and houses approximately 25,000 people. Image: British Library<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/Map%20Old.jpg\" id=\"gallery1738imglink3\" class=\"colorboxslideshowgallery1738\" data-rel=\"slideshowgroupgallery1738\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Plan of Srirangapatnam (1780-1800)\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Wellesley Bridge<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"wellesley-bridge\">https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/3_Wellesley_Bridge-3pb0z21b8f31np2jbp31my.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The town is a strategically located island on the river Kaveri. Built in 1804, Wellesley Bridge is one of the entry points into the town.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/3_Wellesley_Bridge.JPG\" id=\"gallery1738imglink4\"  target=\"_self\" title=\"Wellesley Bridge\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Children flying kites on the fort walls<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"children-flying-kites-on-the-fort-walls\">https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/4_Children_3-3pb0z21b8f31np2jbp31my.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The town of Srirangapatna is spread over 13 sq. km and is divided into two main areas: Srirangapatna Fort town and Ganjam. Approximately 65% of the town\u2019s population resides in Srirangapatna Fort town.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/4_Children_3.JPG\" id=\"gallery1738imglink22\"  target=\"_self\" title=\"Children flying kites on the fort walls\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"sri-ranganathaswamy-temple\">https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/5_Ranga-3pb0z21b8f31np2jbp31my.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Built in the late ninth century, the temple is one of the most important religious centres in South India.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/5_Ranga.JPG\" id=\"gallery1738imglink38\"  target=\"_self\" title=\"Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Jamia Masjid<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"jamia-masjid\">https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/6_JamaMasjid-3pb0z21b8f31np2jbp31my.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Built by Tipu Sultan in the late 18th century, the Masjid is a classic example of the confluence of Islamic and Hindu architectural styles. The lofty minarets dominate the town\u2019s skyline.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/6_JamaMasjid.png\" id=\"gallery1738imglink9\" class=\"colorboxslideshowgallery1738\" data-rel=\"slideshowgroupgallery1738\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Jamia Masjid\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Water Gate<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"water-gate\">https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/7_Watergate-3pb0z21b8f31np2jbp31my.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Siege of Srirangapatna in 1799 ended Tipu\u2019s reign over the town, paving the way for British dominance in South India. Tipu\u2019s body was found near this gate.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/7_Watergate.jpg\" id=\"gallery1738imglink10\" class=\"colorboxslideshowgallery1738\" data-rel=\"slideshowgroupgallery1738\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Water Gate\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Tourist Guide outside Colonel Bailey\u2019s dungeon<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"tourist-guide-outside-colonel-baileys-dungeon\">https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/8_TouristGuide-3pb0z21b8f31np2jbp31my.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many citizens of the town are dependent on the thriving tourist industry for their livelihood.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/8_TouristGuide.JPG\" id=\"gallery1738imglink11\"  target=\"_self\" title=\"Tourist Guide outside Colonel Bailey\u2019s dungeon\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Badminton Court, Fort Town<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"badminton-court-fort-town\">https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/9_Badminton-3pb0z21b8f31np2jbp31my.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to locals, this was the place that Tipu fired his rockets from during wars. The rich history of the town is woven seamlessly into the everyday lives of its citizens.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/9_Badminton.jpg\" id=\"gallery1738imglink12\" class=\"colorboxslideshowgallery1738\" data-rel=\"slideshowgroupgallery1738\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Badminton Court, Fort Town\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Handicrafts shop, Ranganatha Street<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"handicrafts-shop-ranganatha-street\">https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/10_Shop_3-3pb0z21b8f31np2jbp31my.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Present day Srirangapatna is an important tourist destination and centre of pilgrimage. Shops attracting tourists have mushroomed all over the city.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/10_Shop_3.JPG\" id=\"gallery1738imglink31\"  target=\"_self\" title=\"Handicrafts shop, Ranganatha Street\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Industrial Estate, Ganjam <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"industrial-estate-ganjam-\">https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/12_Industrial Area_1-3pb0z21b8f31np2jbp31my.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Industrial estate houses small and medium enterprises that provide vital support to the local economy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/12_Industrial%20Area_1.JPG\" id=\"gallery1738imglink25\"  target=\"_self\" title=\"Industrial Estate, Ganjam \"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Bullock cart, Gadi Gharkana Beedhi<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"bullock-cart-gadi-gharkana-beedhi\">https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/13_Bullock_2-3pb0z21b8f31np2jbp31my.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The town has been famous for its bullock cart industry since the time of Tipu. There are approximately fifteen businesses in the town that are into this industry.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/13_Bullock_2.JPG\" id=\"gallery1738imglink42\"  target=\"_self\" title=\"Bullock cart, Gadi Gharkana Beedhi\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Town Municipal Council (TMC) office<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"town-municipal-council-tmc-office\">https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/14_TMC_3-3pb0z21b8f31np2jbp31my.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The local TMC looks after the local administration and public infrastructure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/14_TMC_3.JPG\" id=\"gallery1738imglink41\"  target=\"_self\" title=\"Town Municipal Council (TMC) office\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Looking ahead<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"looking-ahead\">https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/Page6 Intorduction-3pb0z21b8f31np2jbp31my.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The town is at a crossroads today, as it looks to balance its rich heritage with the challenges of economic growth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/Page6%20Intorduction.JPG\" id=\"gallery1738imglink17\"  target=\"_self\" title=\"Looking ahead\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"slideshow-wrappergallery1738\" class=\"slideshow-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-fullsize\" id=\"fullsizegallery1738\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"imgprevgallery1738\" class=\"slideshow-imgprev imgnav\" title=\"Previous Image\">Previous Image<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"imglinkgallery1738\" class=\"slideshow-imglink imglink\"><!-- link --><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"imgnextgallery1738\" class=\"slideshow-imgnext imgnav\" title=\"Next Image\">Next Image<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"imagegallery1738\" class=\"slideshow-image\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-information infobottom\" id=\"informationgallery1738\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"slideshow-info-heading\">info heading<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"slideshow-info-content\">info content<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<!-- Slideshow Gallery Javascript BEG -->\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\tjQuery.noConflict();\ttid('slideshowgallery1738').style.display = \"none\";\ttid('slideshow-wrappergallery1738').style.display = 'block';\ttid('slideshow-wrappergallery1738').style.visibility = 'hidden';\tvar spinnerDiv = document.createElement('div');\tspinnerDiv.setAttribute('id', 'spinnergallery1738');\tspinnerDiv.innerHTML = '<i class=\"fa fa-cog fa-spin\"><\/i>';\tjQuery(spinnerDiv).appendTo('#fullsizegallery1738');\ttid('spinnergallery1738').style.visibility = 'visible';\tvar slideshowgallery1738 = new TINY.slideshow(\"slideshowgallery1738\");\tjQuery(document).ready(function() {\t\tslideshowgallery1738.auto = true;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.speed = 10;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.effect = \"fade\";\t\tslideshowgallery1738.slide_direction = \"lr\";\t\tslideshowgallery1738.easing = \"swing\";\t\tslideshowgallery1738.alwaysauto = true;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.autoheight = false;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.autoheight_max = false;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.imgSpeed = 2;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.navOpacity = 50;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.navHover = 70;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.letterbox = \"#000000\";\t\tslideshowgallery1738.linkclass = \"linkhover\";\t\tslideshowgallery1738.imagesid = \"imagesgallery1738\";\t\tslideshowgallery1738.info = \"informationgallery1738\";\t\tslideshowgallery1738.infoonhover = 0;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.infoSpeed = 10;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.infodelay = 0;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.infofade = 0;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.infofadedelay = 0;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.thumbs = \"\";\t\tslideshowgallery1738.thumbOpacity = 70;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.left = \"slideleftgallery1738\";\t\tslideshowgallery1738.right = \"sliderightgallery1738\";\t\tslideshowgallery1738.scrollSpeed = 5;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.spacing = 5;\t\tslideshowgallery1738.active = \"#ffffff\";\t\tslideshowgallery1738.imagesthickbox = \"true\";\t\tjQuery(\"#spinnergallery1738\").remove();\t\tslideshowgallery1738.init(\"slideshowgallery1738\",\"imagegallery1738\",\"imgprevgallery1738\",\"imgnextgallery1738\",\"imglinkgallery1738\");\t\ttid('slideshow-wrappergallery1738').style.visibility = 'visible';\t\tjQuery(window).trigger('resize');\t\t\t\t\t});\t\t<\/script>\t\t<!-- Slideshow Gallery Javascript END --><!-- Slideshow Gallery CSS BEG --><style id=\"style-gallery1738\">        ul.slideshowgallery1738 { list-style:none !important; color:#fff; }\n        ul.slideshowgallery1738 span { display:none; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 { overflow:hidden; position:relative; width:680px; background:#000000; padding:0 0 0 0; border:1px solid #CCCCCC; margin:0; display:none; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 * { margin:0; padding:0; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #fullsizegallery1738 { position:relative; z-index:1; overflow:hidden; width:680px; height:500px; clear:both; border: none; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #informationgallery1738 { text-align:left; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important; position:absolute; bottom:0; width:680px; height:0; background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; overflow:hidden; z-index:300; opacity:.7; filter:alpha(opacity=70); }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #informationgallery1738 h3 { color:#FFFFFF; padding:4px 8px 3px; margin:0 !important; font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #informationgallery1738 a { color:#FFFFFF; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #informationgallery1738 p { color:#FFFFFF; padding:0 8px 8px; margin:0 !important; font-size: 14px; font-weight:normal; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 .infotop { margin-bottom:8px !important; top:0; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 .infobottom { margin-top:8px !important; bottom:0; }\n                    #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #imagegallery1738 { width:680px; }\n            #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #imagegallery1738 img { border:none; border-radius:0; box-shadow:none; position:absolute; height:auto; max-width:100%; margin:0 auto; display:block; }\n                #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 .imgnav { position:absolute; width:25%; height:100%; cursor:pointer; z-index:250; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #imgprevgallery1738:before { font-family:FontAwesome; content:\"\\f053\"; font-size:30px; color:white; visibility:visible; left:0; text-align:left; width: auto; height:auto; line-height:160%; top:50%; margin:-30px 0 0 0; border-radius:0 10px 10px 0; background:black; padding:3px 10px 0 10px; position: absolute; display: inline-block; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #imgprevgallery1738 { display:none; -moz-user-select: none; -khtml-user-select: none; -webkit-user-select: none; -o-user-select: none; left:0; font-size:0px; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #imgnextgallery1738:before { font-family:FontAwesome; content:\"\\f054\"; font-size:30px; color:white; visibility:visible; right:0; text-align:right; width: auto; height:auto; line-height:160%; top:50%; margin:-30px 0 0 0; border-radius:10px 0 0 10px; background:black; padding:3px 10px 0 10px; position: absolute; display: inline-block; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #imgnextgallery1738 { display:none; -moz-user-select: none; -khtml-user-select: none; -webkit-user-select: none; -o-user-select: none; right:0; font-size:0px; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #imglinkgallery1738 { position:absolute; zoom:1; background-color:#ffffff; height:100%; width:100%; left:0; z-index:149; opacity:0; filter:alpha(opacity=0); }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 .linkhover:before { font-family:FontAwesome; content:\"\\f14c\"; font-size:30px; text-align:center; height:auto; line-height:160%; width:auto; top:50%; left:auto; right:auto; margin:-30px 0 0 0; padding:0px 12px; display: inline-block; position: relative; background:black; color:white; border-radius:10px; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 .linkhover { background:transparent !important; opacity:.4 !important; filter:alpha(opacity=40) !important; text-align:center; font-size:0px; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #thumbnailsgallery1738 { background:#000000; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 .thumbstop { margin-bottom:8px !important; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 .thumbsbot { margin-top:8px !important; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #slideleftgallery1738:before { font-family:FontAwesome; content: \"\\f104\"; color:#999; position: absolute; height: auto; line-height:160%; width: auto; display: inline-block; top: 50%; font-size: 30px; margin: -30px 0 0 0; padding: 0 5px; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #slideleftgallery1738 { text-align:left; float:left; position:relative; width:20px; height:64px; background:#222; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #slideleftgallery1738:hover { background-color:#333; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #sliderightgallery1738:before { font-family:FontAwesome; content: \"\\f105\"; color:#999; position: absolute; height: auto; line-height:160%; width: auto; display: inline-block; top: 50%; font-size: 30px; margin: -30px 0 0 0; padding: 0 5px; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #sliderightgallery1738 { text-align:left; float:right; position:relative; width:20px; height:64px; background:#222; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #sliderightgallery1738:hover { background-color:#333; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #slideareagallery1738 { float:left; position:relative; background:#000000; width:625px; margin:0 5px; height:64px; overflow:hidden; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #slidergallery1738 { position:absolute; width:1264px !important; left:0; height:64px; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #slidergallery1738 img { width:75px; height:50px; cursor:pointer; border:1px solid #666; padding:2px; float:left !important; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #spinnergallery1738 { position:relative; top:50%; left:45%; text-align:left; font-size:30px; }\n        #slideshow-wrappergallery1738 #spinnergallery1738 img { border:none; }\n                @media (max-width:480px) { \t.slideshow-information { display: none !important; } }\n                        @media (max-width:480px) { \t.slideshow-thumbnails { display: none !important; } }\n            <\/style><!-- Slideshow Gallery CSS END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dinesh Lodha, IFMR Finance Foundation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photographs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79,"href":"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions\/79"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dvara.com\/what-we-do\/excited-about\/cities\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}