Nonetheless, the country now has more than two hundred and eighty million urban residents, and the shift to city life, which began more than a hundred years ago as rural residents fled famine and drought, continues.
A story of a shift to "city-regionalism", working through the parameters of mimicry, aspiration, political palatability and experimentation, is presented in this profile.
And rural traditions of honesty and trust wouldn't survive the shift to city life.
The major art centers are no longer limited to London, Paris and New York, and the landscape is fractured and shifting to cities such as Dubai, Delhi, Beijing".
And with rising seas, increasing storm intensity and population shifts to cities at the shore, the future promises to be truly tough for millions upon millions of people worldwide.
According to new data released by the Census Bureau, population growth has been shifting to cities, particularly since the economic recovery began and the trend has been gaining traction since 2010.
Offices shifted to city centers and residents followed, which is branded as smart cities in the late 1990s.
The four home-and-home total-goals series now shift to the cities of the higher-seeded clubs.
At the same time, China is also pursuing a goal of "harmonious urbanisation" and the shift to intelligent cities.
The shift to the cities continued--with Manchester, for example, showing a 19% increase--though some, especially in the North-East, lost ground.
As Indians shift to the cities and become more literate and informed, they will surely want to hold their government to account over corruption, economic performance, social security and more.
