Urbanization and urbanism: In the context of environment and culture of India

Urbanization is a process while urbanism is the attitudes of people. India is moving towards more and more urbanization but is it moving towards more and more urbanism? India, with a rich cultural heritage and unique resource potentiality, is passing through a transition phase where the ultimate goal is to achieve urbanism, i.e., a particular way of life. Demographic changes leading to the increase in number of million cities is responsible for significant changes in socio-cultural setup of the country. All such changes affect on the environment, both- rural and urban. The paper shows how continuous urbanization has changed the cultural values and the regional environment of the country.