Topic:-To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.
Looking very deeply into the topic and cross-checking all of its dimensions, I found major cities only represent how healthy a nation but all of its dark sides are whitewashed.
Major cities usually represent how healthy a nation is from all aspects-wealth, transport, defense, provision of resources, literacy rate etc. But if you a nation’s only major cities you won’t ever come to know that many girls in India are still married at the of 18 or even below 18.This is major dark side hich is not represented by big and already developed cities. In India, there are still many villages in Maharashtra which don’t get proper electricity supply. How can such an area lead to increase in nation’s economy?
Moreover, metroplotians in India represent good-in fact-very good transportation facilities but these don’t make one realize there are still some areas which don’t have proper roads, transportation facility is a dream for people living in such areas. Also not forgetting remote areas where people don’t even get proper educaton, they don’t know what is the word ”Literacy”, achieving education is not even in their dreams, how can then study of only the major cities provide one with most important characteristics of a society.
Yes, a city like Bangaluru can surely represent the IT sector, but this area alone can’t contribute towards the study. Also there are defence forces well established in big cities, Water-Trade and Air-Trade in major cities. Provision of metros is another example of representation of prosperity of many nations, but these big cities can very well whitewash the dark sides of many other very important factors. After all, if major of a society’s population is illiterate or is not able to avail any of the required facilities, then how can such a large number of population lead to development of a society’s economic growth?
Thus concluding, paying attention to only major cities to only major cities will show only some factors of a society, but paying attention to underdeveloped cities will provide true picture of a society.