Kanpur City Theory

THEORY OF URBAN FORM

STUDY OF CITY FORM: - KANPUR (CAWNPORE)

Submitted by: - SACHIN.P (M.Arch-1st SEM)

KANPUR, the industrial city had peregrinated from Kanhiyapur to Kanpur in last 210 years, had its own consequentiality in the history of the city which crawled from diminutive military villages to one of the most immensely colossal districts of the country. The city was established on March 24, 1803. Nestled on the banks of Ganga, Kanpur stands as one of the major industrial centers of north India.

"Believed to be founded by king Hindu Singh Chandel of the erstwhile state of Sachendi, the present Kanpur was initially designated as Kanhiyapur. In the course of time, Kanhiyapur was abbreviated as Kanhapur and peregrinated a long way to get a

It was probably then that strategic consequentiality of Kanpur was realized by the Britishers, who additionally gave an incipient name to this place as Cawnpoor in 1770. After with the advancements and establishments of European businessmen, the city emerged with sundry names and cultures.

Kanpur came under the British Rule by the treaty of 1801 with Nawab Saadat Ali Khan of Awadh. In the meanwhile, it got an incipient name by Britishers as 'Caunpour ' in 1776. This forms a turning point in the history of Kanpur.

"The first two spellings were transmuted to Caunpore and Cawnpour in 1785 and 1788 respectively. Cawnpore was the designation given to the city by Britishers in 1788," verbally expressed another historian Vinod Tondon and scion of Lala Thanthi Mal, one of first settlers in the city.

Anon after this, Kanpur became one of the most paramount military stations of British India with an incipient name as Kawnpore in 1790. After this, the city witnessed many vicissitudes in its denomination, geographical area and culture. Later, Cawnpore was declared as a district on March 24, 1803 at that time it was denominated as Khanpore. The spellings of the city was transmuted 11 time afore

Through the above observations, it can be inferred that the city developed through different ages and were guided by different economic and political triggers at different times which forms a heterogeneous fabric with a diverse cultural and morphological feature and is a combination of different ecological models.

To conclude Kanpur has been traced down from the evolution of history the city gave importance to traders nesting in the city with the settlements around the river Ganga. The city is spread in circular form in the core and spread out in linear form later which is evidently observed through the evolution of the city since history.

Kanpur city has an influence of the PADMAKA style of ancient city classification.

PADMAKA:-

This type of plan was practiced for building of the towns with fortress all round.

The pattern of the plan resembles the petals of lotus radiating outwards from the center.

The city used to be practically an island surrounded by water, having no scope for expansion.

Kanpur has influence of Ebenezer Howard’s garden city evolution of city planning.

Kanpur has an influence of -INCREMENTAL CHANGES of urban process

Reuse of building materials

Converting exterior façades into shop or squatters

Collapsed sections accepted as new ground levels and