An interesting study of street hawkers in the commercial centers in NDMC area of Delhi. An attempt has been made to suggest a planning framework to accommodate street hawkers in their present place of work rather than uprooting them without concern for their social networks as the prevalent approach of urban planners.A fine balance between the hawkers being considered to be a nuisance and a necessity by the residents of a city.

The author is an Assistant Professor at the School of Planning and Architecture,Vijayawada,India. Besides having diverse academic background in Geography, urban and Regional Planning and Transport Planning,Miss Sharma has an extensive experience of working with Multi National Corporations (MNCs) and academic institutes alike.