Papers by Dr. Mihir Bholey
Jati, transliterated as caste in English from the original Portuguese word casta is not only one ... more Jati, transliterated as caste in English from the original Portuguese word casta is not only one of India’s most striking social realities, but also the building block to know its social superstructure. In India, caste is considered to be the source of discrimination, injustice and ensuing conflict through ages. However, in the post-independence India, caste aberrations were sought to be corrected through the political process of social justice to the oppressed and marginalized caste groups. The book Caste Conflict and Social Justice: the discourse and design analyzes the fundamental issues of caste conflict arising out of the social, political and economic oppression and discrimination of the weaker and marginalized castes in the wider context of social justice. It presents one of India’s most populous and politically assertive states Bihar which remained the hotbed of ideological and violent caste conflicts for decades as a case study to understand the dynamics of caste conflict.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2017
Traffic prediction in smart cities is an essential way for intelligent transportation system. The... more Traffic prediction in smart cities is an essential way for intelligent transportation system. The objective of this article is designing and implementing a traffic prediction scheme which can forecast the traffic flow with high efficiency and accuracy in Hong Kong. One problem in traffic prediction is how to balance the importance of historical traffic data and realtime traffic data. To make use of the real-time data as well as the history records, our ideas are combining data-driven approaches with model-driven approaches. First, the limitations of two baseline approaches auto-regressive integrated moving average and periodical moving average model are discussed. Second, artificial neural network is applied in the hybrid prediction model to balance between the two models. The training of neural network enables the artificial neural network to weight between real-time traffic data and traffic patterns revealed by historical traffic data. Furthermore, an emergency strategy using the Bayesian network is added to the prediction scheme to handle with the traffic accident or other emergent situation. The emergency prediction strategy on unexpected traffic situation considers the traffic condition of nearby links to predict the speed change on the link. Finally, experimental results of short-term and long-term predictions demonstrate the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed scheme.
Scholedge International Journal of Multidisciplinary & Allied Studies ISSN 2394-336X, 2017
This paper examines India’s foray into building hundred smart cities from multiple perspectives v... more This paper examines India’s foray into building hundred smart cities from multiple perspectives viz. urban challenges, urban policies, sustainable urbanism, emerging global models and design and technology intervention. It also evaluates the relative challenges of building new smart cities like Masdar or Songdo and applying smart interventions to retrofit the aging and ailing urban infrastructure of the existing Indian cities. Based on the data from the secondary sources it examines the priority areas and the possibilities of making smart intervention through use of appropriate technology and design. While doing so, it brings into discussion India’s urban challenges and its policy of urban development over the years besides the recurring development deficit. Today, Indian cities are faced with huge infrastructure deficit which reflects in their performance and service delivery. The imperative to ensure urban rejuvenation now reflects in the recent policy of creating hundred smart ci...
Policy sciences' according to Lasswell (1971) is a framework to set the process of comprehensive,... more Policy sciences' according to Lasswell (1971) is a framework to set the process of comprehensive, integrated understanding concerned with policy. However this integrated understanding requires an interdisciplinary approach to deal with the complex problems. Governments are expected to deliver large number of social good for growth, stability and development of society and to ensure that they make equally large number of public policies. Thus, public policy comprises of both-the intent of the government and its wherewithal to execute. Brooks (1989) explains public policy as the broad framework of ideas and values within which decisions are taken and action or inaction is pursued by governments for solving complex and conflicting problems. However, problem solving through policies is often fraught with irrationality, inconsistencies and lack of coordination (Wu, Ramesh et.al: 2013). The complex nature of policy design and execution requires an interdisciplinary approach of problem solving. Can design intervention be one? Can the intervention of design's creativity, innovation, ideation and hands on skillmakethe host of public policies viz. midday meal, transportation, urbanization, health, education and the restmore rational and effective?This paper discusseshow the strategies of design may also be used at various stages of policy cycle to make public policies more effective.
Scholedge International Journal of Business Policy & Governance ISSN 2394-3351, May 8, 2019
This paper examines India"s urban challenges, successive policies of urban development and their ... more This paper examines India"s urban challenges, successive policies of urban development and their impact on the much needed urban transformation. It examines successive policies, plans, and approaches to meet the ever rising urban challenges from the first Five Year Plan till the end of planning era and also underscores the highlights of urban planning through the entire five-year plan period. In the process, it investigates whether the ubiquitous urban deficit in India is actually due to the so-called 'reluctant urbanization' and whether the current policy of creating hundred smart cities can lead to urban transformation in India. This paper is based on the analysis of the available secondary data from various sources. By critically examining the available secondary data this paper explores whether India"s urban deficit is a result of poor planning or lack of long term vision and strategy to meet the emerging urban challenges. This paper also critically looks into the emerging ICT-driven paradigms and design of the "smart cities" as models of urban transformation and juxtaposes them to India's own vision of creating hundred smart cities to ensure urban transformation. The paper concludes that any urban transformation should be socially inclusive, economically viable and environmentally sustainable. Technology should not be the end rather the means for bringing urban transformation and building smart cities.
Fashion Communication in the Digital Age
Fashion has mostly, if not always been used as a means of establishing identity. Identity is not ... more Fashion has mostly, if not always been used as a means of establishing identity. Identity is not an entity frozen in time. Whether linked to culture, tradition or faith, it keeps evolving and changing. ‘Who am I?’ is a question which leads not only to moments of spiritual epiphany but is also the raison d’etre for pursuits like appearance, looks and fashion. The current era of globalization is driving the world to a kind of amorphous system where identities are getting dissolved and recreated. Individuals today are following each other’s lifestyle, fashion, clothing, appearance and attitude more liberally. In the circuit of culture, people are often creating and communicating via hybrid identities. The products of fashion have a huge global reach and acceptance. Getting influenced by them is a common experience. However, when the experimental and ephemeral object called fashion comes in contact with traditional beliefs, faith and identity there can be many possibilities. It can demolish traditions and prevail, the traditions and faith can become more resilient and reject it, or tradition and faith may become little more generous and create space for new expressions.
Public Affairs And Governance
Scholedge International Journal of Business Policy & Governance ISSN 2394-3351
After coming to power in 2014 Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government announced the ambitious p... more After coming to power in 2014 Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government announced the ambitious programme of building 100 smart cities in India. The idea behind is to rejuvenate the ailing urban system, improve urban infrastructure, quality of life and achieve sustainable and inclusive development besides other things. Tremendous demographic pressure, inadequate infrastructure and resources to cater to the population which runs in billions, unplanned growth of the peri-urban sprawls characterize India's urban environment. Socioeconomic imperatives are the key factors behind the rapid urbanization in India. Livelihood, security and prosperity are some prime movers. Ironically, cities, which on the one hand are considered the growth engines of economy, also attract poverty (socio-economically marginalized population) in large proportion. Consequently posh urban sprawls in Indian cities exist amidst impoverished habitats called slums where the poor inhabitants are condemned to live in subhuman condition. Reconciling growing affluence and abject poverty in cities is a difficult task too. In the backdrop of India's urban challenges this paper seeks to examine some critical issues associated with the development of smart cities to understand: Will smart cities serve India's aspiration or fulfill its urban needs? Can it address the contemporary and future needs of India's urbanization? How will it ensure the participation of the urban stakeholders? How will it ensure social inclusion and finally, whether India needs smart cities or smart urban solutions for sustainable development?
Scholedge International Journal of Business Policy & Governance ISSN 2394-3351
After coming to power in 2014 Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government announced the ambitious p... more After coming to power in 2014 Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government announced the ambitious programme of building 100 smart cities in India. The idea behind is to rejuvenate the ailing urban system, improve urban infrastructure, quality of life and achieve sustainable and inclusive development besides other things. Tremendous demographic pressure, inadequate infrastructure and resources to cater to the population which runs in billions, unplanned growth of the peri-urban sprawls characterize India's urban environment. Socioeconomic imperatives are the key factors behind the rapid urbanization in India. Livelihood, security and prosperity are some prime movers. Ironically, cities, which on the one hand are considered the growth engines of economy, also attract poverty (socio-economically marginalized population) in large proportion. Consequently posh urban sprawls in Indian cities exist amidst impoverished habitats called slums where the poor inhabitants are condemned to live in subhuman condition. Reconciling growing affluence and abject poverty in cities is a difficult task too. In the backdrop of India's urban challenges this paper seeks to examine some critical issues associated with the development of smart cities to understand: Will smart cities serve India's aspiration or fulfill its urban needs? Can it address the contemporary and future needs of India's urbanization? How will it ensure the participation of the urban stakeholders? How will it ensure social inclusion and finally, whether India needs smart cities or smart urban solutions for sustainable development?
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Papers by Dr. Mihir Bholey