Subject(s): Urban poverty -- Social change -- Urbanization in India -- Urban renewal in India -- Poor in India -- Informal urban sector -- Urban slums -- Squatter settlements -- Social change -- Women and the family -- Urbanisation, income and socio-cultural factors relevant to nutrition in Tamil Nadu -- Migration and employment -- Slum improvement programmes in Calcutta : CMDA -- Housing the urban poor -- Urban community development -- Entrepreneurial patterns in urban informal sector -- Slum reconstruction and urban planning