India is a budding country of millions of youth with soaring aspirations and beckoning futures. It becomes but necessary for the socialist country which they call their homeland to support these aspirations with the bare necessitates they need to fly high. Smart Cities – a mission mode project undertaken by the government of India in 100 qualifying cities – is an endeavor to realize these very aspirations. In times, when smart technologies have knocked the world over with their performances, smart cities are a calling of the hour. But how smart will these smart cities be, is matter of debate. As envisaged by the government some features of smart cities would include promoting mixed land use in area based developments, expanding housing opportunities and inclusiveness to all, creating walkable localities – reduced congestion, pollution and resource distribution, preserving and developing open spaces, promoting Transit Oriented Development (TOD), public transport and last m