Explore Cubbon Park @ Bangalore Local Walks For Sriram Aravamudan, a writer, blogger and video maker focussed on Bengaluru’s culture since the early 2000s, kickstarting Bangalore Local Walks was “a happy turn of events”. “I was invited by the Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS) in mid-2022 to conduct a local history walk in Malleswaram … Read more
The Venkata Bhavan of Domakonda Fort. | Photo Credit: Arrangement Telangana scored a double win at the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation with a Distinction of Merit for the restoration of the stepwells inside the Qutb Shahi Tombs Complex in Hyderabad and an Award of Merit for the conservation work on the Domakonda … Read more
A rafter shoe depicting Hindu deities that will be on display at an exhibition at Napier Museum organised in connection with World Heritage Week from Saturday. The Museums and Zoos department will observe World Heritage Week from November 19 to 25. Aimed at creating awareness of culture and tradition, the week will be observed by … Read more
Chennai-based Storytrails launches a fun-filled, information-packed book drawn from its walking tours across the country Chennai-based Storytrails launches a fun-filled, information-packed book drawn from its walking tours across the country The skyline of Chennai’s coast is pinned in place by the Arabian Nights-like turrets of the High Court on the one side, and the Gothic spire of … Read more
Six years ago, Mumbai-based architect Sameep Padora was approached by a developer to design an affordable housing project, for which his firm conducted several field studies. He says that through this project, he found several beautiful examples of housing types responsive to the need for light and ventilation. “This study was published as a book … Read more