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Our sutradhaars Lady Flora and Sir PM suggest that the city should have a day dedicated to citizens everywhere, so they get a platform to voice their...
If state and national budgets are any indicator, one is concerned whether our newly elected policy makers will show a mindsets shift when it comes to...
Shortly after the announcement that their home city is the new billionaire capital in Asia, our sutradhaars slipped into total shock. They resurface...
Our sutradhaars seem to be running out of patience as far as the infrastructural mess of half-done projects and hare-brained ideas being planned for...
The hyped International Women’s Day is a one-day affair of flowers and gifts, but when it comes to benefits and conveniences, the average woman is...
Some were British, while a majority were Indian architects. What stood out was the single-minded focus to ensure resident-friendly, progressive sites...
Our sutradhaars, Sir PM and Lady Flora, discuss the episode where the former and his friend tried to seek an audience with a visiting Union minister...
A freewheeling discussion to celebrate the Irani café in one of its outposts in Girgaum led to an expectedly nostalgic morning and offered...
Advertisements of flashy new townships can throw up quite a few unpleasant surprises for unsuspecting buyers. Ask local residents for the real story...
Our sutradhaars, Lady Flora and Sir PM, discuss the future of the racecourse and also what to make of a possible Central Park File...
Our sutradhaars hail the dying but once-integral community of kaali-peeli taxiwallahs who negotiate the city and it suburbs minus any tech support ...
Our sutradhaars weigh in on the new Trans-Harbour Link bridge and if it matters to the average Bombaywallah, whose plight is yet to turn for the...
The near-negligible winter is when the city is bursting at its seams with festivals and cultural dos of every kind. Our sutradhaars wonder why it...
Our sutradhaars are having their last midnight walk of the year. And only one thing is on their mind—the overall health and well-being of their...
Before Riverdale, there was McCluskieganj, Kharagpore and countless other charming, real-life Anglo Indian settlements that were part of the...
Our sutradhaars discuss the health of the city as it huffs and puffs its way into a new year, with newer, tougher challenges to combat ...
The recently concluded Bangalore Literature Festival was a timely reminder of how focusing on books, at the end of the day, matters the most and will...
The just concluded Heritage Week was a missed opportunity for city’s stakeholders to create a combined heritage-backed itinerary that could have...
Still reeling from the excitement generated from the just-concluded Cricket World Cup, our sutradhaars hope that girls’ and womens’ cricket gets...
As the smoggy city welcomes Diwali, our sutradhaars wonder if its lawmakers even got a reality check and if citizens must now get more vocal and...
Delhi’s walking tour and heritage trail groups are a robust community that is on the ball with continuous and innovative attractions. Our...
On a high after attending a recent literature festival in the city, our sutradhaars wish that their favourite place be the setting for more events...
The unbelievably high levels of air pollution in the city have got our sutradhaars concerned, and also asking some tough questions to civic...
Our sutradhars, Sir PM and Lady Flora are pleased with the country’s fine show at the recent Asian Games but wonder if India is prepared to host an...
Given its environmentally sensitive location, the ‘planned’ business district of Bandra-Kurla Complex scores poorly when it comes to green open...
The debate over whether access into heritage landmarks is a good idea or not, can become a Catch-22 scenario, especially when the focus is on many of...
A recently-held children’s literature festival in a heritage building in Gamdevi shone a light on a successful template where preservation and...
This September, the city is witnessing a heady coming-together of festivities across communities; it’s just the kind of vibe that has perked up our...
Our sutradhaars were forced to host an urgent meeting after calls from their compatriots in Delhi regarding better upkeep of heritage sites that had...