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Have You Visited Any of These Cultural Spaces in India?

November 12, 2016January 10, 2017

This article on Cultural Spaces is written by Seemab Alam and�originally published on www.nazariya.in,� an initiative that is connecting rural India to metropolitan cities How …

Community, Heritage, Photo Stories

Slippery business: The Eel farms of Budj Bim

October 25, 2016October 10, 2017

Photo credit: To the west of Victoria, south-easat Australia, unknown to most, is the oldest aquaculture system in the world. At over 6,600 years old, …

Community, Discover, Heritage, Interviews, Travellers

Delhi’s Inner Circle: a meeting with historian, Sohail Hashmi

October 8, 2016October 9, 2016

Historian Sohail Hashmi is a true �Dilliwalah.� An academic, historian, academician and filmmaker, Hashmi is well-known for immersive heritage walks that he conducts around the …

Community, Conservation, Heritage, Public Spaces, Travel

A Visit to Osborne House in England

October 8, 2016October 9, 2016

Osborne House, located on the Isle of Wight, was a favourite retreat of Queen Victoria when she wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of …

Built Heritage, Conservation, Discover, Travellers

Begum Samru’s Haveli: a lost heritage?

October 6, 2016October 9, 2016

As a child, I loved listening to stories, and I still do. My grandfather, who was a raconteur, would weave a magical fabric of history, …

Discover, Heritage, Photo Stories, Public Spaces, Travellers

Get Lured by the Public Spaces of Bangalore

September 28, 2016September 28, 2016

The public spaces in a city act as communal zones where people tend to spend their leisure time. Such gathering spaces encourage social mingling,recreation and …

Interviews, War

Meet The Raconteur, Mirza Naseem Changezi

September 28, 2016October 22, 2016

Sitting on his bed with a book “Ujda Dayar”, Mirza Naseem Changezi seems used to visitors coming for interviews. In one corner of his bed …

Blog, Discover, Public Spaces, Travellers

The Victoria and Albert Museum: a museum for the masses

September 28, 2016October 9, 2016

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London (known also as the V&A) is the biggest decorative arts and design museum in the world. It is …

Built Heritage, Experts, Heritage, Photo Stories, Religious, Traditions, World Heritage Sites

The Cradle of Temple Architecture: Aihole-Badami-Pattadakal

September 16, 2016September 16, 2016

Renowned for art and architecture, the quiet villages of Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal house rich history from our past. These places were once�capitals cities of …