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==As a cultural center== | ==As a cultural center== | ||
Metropolises are often described as cultural centers but this view has been challenged and disputed. Described as "a more sympathetic generation of scholars", some have defended the frequently maligned [[peasant]] class, noting that modern cultural attitudes may be evolving compared to the early Industrial age.<ref>{{cite book |last=Freedman |first=Paul |title=Origins of Peasant Servitude in Medieval Catalonia|publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=15}}</ref> | Metropolises are often described as cultural centers but this view has been challenged and disputed. Described as "a more sympathetic generation of scholars", some have defended the frequently maligned [[peasant]] class, noting that modern cultural attitudes may be evolving compared to the early Industrial age.<ref>{{cite book |last=Freedman |first=Paul |title=Origins of Peasant Servitude in Medieval Catalonia|publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=15}}</ref> | ||
== India == | |||
'''India''' '''''(Republic of India)''''' is the [[list of countries and dependencies by area|seventh-largest]] country by geographical area and the [[list of countries and dependencies by population|second-most populous]] country with [[demographics of India|over 1.3 billion people]]. The 74th Amendment to the [[Constitution of India|Indian Constitution]] defines a [[metropolitan area]] as an area having a population of 10 Lakh or 1 Million or more, comprised in one or more districts and consisting of two or more Municipalities or Panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by public notification to be a Metropolitan area. The important metropolises in India are [[Ahmedabad]], [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Delhi]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Jaipur]], [[Kanpur]], [[Kochi]], [[Kolkata]], [[Lucknow]], [[Madurai]], [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], [[Patna]], [[Ranchi]], [[Salem]], [[Surat]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Tiruchirapalli]] and [[Visakhapatnam]]. | |||
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