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The cities are skewed against the poor. Rather than cities that are smart we should aim for cities that are more equitable and inclusive. The Poor, in all aspects, live excluded and outcast. The angst of the poor people in city are guilt inducing to the thoughtful. Plagued by a meager income that is hardly enough for feeding the families and left to suffer in longing for eternity watching  the flaunting rich. What are we galloping for? If we can't offer hygienic living spaces, a reasonable income and quality education, entertainment and healthcare. Are we going to leave them suffer pining forever. They are also the sections we exercise caution against. We fear they may rob. We fear they may rape. We fear they may abuse. The aversion we have for them is nothing less than the repulsion for the slimy creatures.  Our need for them is limited to driving autos; cleaning toilets; sweeping streets; maintain our drains. Unconsciously we need them to be poor forever. We drove the...

Sustainability is well on its way to become the  'Most crucial cause on Earth for Earth' .It has done well  by integrating itself with the prominent entities: the businesses, the government & the academia. In the new found attention and stardom it is important to remain truthful to its essence. The question of development is contentious and necessitates treading a fine path between yes and no . The  inconspicuous links in the sustainability chain  have been ignored hitherto.  A  forging of these links will strengthen the cause and allow its diffusion to all walks of life.  . I present here,  my  assessment of the links in the sustainability chain. I don't vouch for the political correctness  of the arguments but assure you the ethical straightness . Nature In Nikos Kazantzakis' novel Zorba the Greek, the narrator says," I realize today that it is a mortal sin to violate the great laws of nature. We should not hurry, we should...