23-Mar-2005
March 23rd, 2005
23 March 2005
I did not do fieldwork today. I am still jetlagged from Amsterdam. The only interesting thing I noticed while traveling today was a poster by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) on one of the pillars supporting the JJ-VT flyovers. The poster says “You cannot tamper with the MSRDC property by sticking posters on it!” I am shocked. How can the state claim ownership to property? Where are the spaces for expression and protest in a city? Can state own property? Isn’t the state only a guardian of public property?