Synopsis The present publication is a critical and comprehensive analysis of the process of social transformation in urban India. The publication covers Socio-historical study of Indian urbanism; Social structure of urban people; Urban centres: origin and development; Employment and occupational mobility; Slum dwellers: socio-economic profile; and Urban scenario in the 21 century etc. The book will be of immense interest to sociologists, economists, policy-makers, as well as students and researchers.