City Portraits
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How does urban violence co-opt the state? Laurent Gayer’s classic study of Karachi has some answers
‘Karachi: Ordered Disorder and the Struggle for City’ maps the relationship between the citizenry and agents of violence.
Prerna Vij
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How Delhi has been written over the years in novels and in stories (and essays)
The pandemic may have silenced the urban legends of the capital for a year, but there is enough and more in literature to look back on.
Ranjana Sengupta
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A love for sweets and fascism: The history of Bombay’s iconic cake shop Monginis
The Italian founder of Monginis was a fan of Benito Mussolini.
Tania Bhattacharyya
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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How do you visually capture Bengaluru without showing its landmarks? Hint: With zombies and murders
A new graphic novel on the city avoids the clichés.
Rohini Kejriwal
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Is Dadar, Mumbai’s first planned suburb, becoming hipster cool? (And at what cost?)
The gentrification which began in the neighbourhood’s buildings has spread to its eateries.
Aakash Karkare
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Was Ahmedabad’s founder Ahmed Shah a wise ruler or an ambitious tyrant?
An anthology of 55 stories of Ahmedabad and Amdavadis peels away the layers of the city.
Nisha Nair-Gupta
Video
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Deep in the Amazon jungle, Brazil’s ‘invisible cities’ are in crisis
We're used to debating the region's environment. But far-western Brazil has lots of urban problems too.
Luke Parry, André de Moraes, Jesem Douglas Yamall Orellana and Patricia Torres, The Conversation
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‘Every day was a party’: When a commune by the sea fed and housed film strugglers
For close to a decade, film personalities like Jahnu Barua and Om Puri shared space, alcohol and friendship at Ganga Vihar on Mumbai’s Marine Drive.
Rani Day Burra
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Hauz Khas hipsters, Def Col dudes and other denizens immortalised by a Delhi artist
Priya Kuriyan has been posting sketches on her blog of Capital types she sees on the streets.
Mridula Chari
The Reel
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Watch: In animated prequel, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva unite to defeat the warlord Raktadeva
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film