Urban Spaces
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More than interesting buildings, it is a city’s public spaces that affect the lives of people
Everyone benefits from public space and infrastructure being seen as public goods, not commodities.
Haim Yacobi, The Conversation
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Mumbai’s Sunday Streets initiative could help residents reimagine safer, accessible public spaces
Such programmes create a sense of belonging for citizens and act as powerful tools to facilitate discussions about safer mobility and better public spaces.
Akhila Suri & Tanushree Venkatraman
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The Central Vista project worsens the urban conditions that make Delhi brutally unsafe for women
It repeats the mistakes of colonial and post-independence planners, entrenching design that begets violence against women.
Amritha Ballal
Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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London’s fire-breathing demon and Beijing’s ghostly night bus: Where do urban legends come from?
They create hidden geographies in our cities and enrich our experience of them.
Karl Bell, The Conversation
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Putting women on the map: Feminist cartographers are filling in urban design data gaps
Women mappers tend to add services such as hospitals, toilets and domestic violence shelters, often overlooked by men.
Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
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Yona Friedman (1923-2020): The man who combined architecture and mathematics to map ‘utopian cities’
The architect’s conception of the Spatial City is arguably his most foundational work.
Theodora Vardouli, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Migrants looking for a better life in Indian cities continue to be shadowed by caste bias
From division of labour, housing and access to public facilities – caste determines everything.
Priyansha Singh, IndiaSpend.com & Chitra Rawat, IndiaSpend.com
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Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai are among the least inclusive cities in the world
Not only are they lagging behind cities in developed countries but they are also trailing behind major cities in other emerging markets.
Sanaya Chandar, qz.com
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Moving Indonesia’s capital from Jakarta will only worsen the country’s problems
The relocation will increase the risk of fires in Borneo, the site of the new capital, without solving Jakarta’s environmental problems.
Luca Tacconi, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Across the world, privately owned cities have everything – except accountability
A privatised city is easier to build because it removes power from people and communities and centralises it into the hands of one person or corporation.
Samira Shackle
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HDFC spikes: Mumbai’s tony Pali Hill also uses hostile design to deter workers, hawkers from sitting
Metal barbs outside the bank’s Fort branch to keep away homeless people weren’t an exception. India’s elite use many strategies to fend off the marginalised.
Vidyadhar Date
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Paris in Mumbai: A photo series highlights the absurdity of India’s elite residential projects
Arthur Crestani’s project captures the contradictions of India’s urban life, juxtaposing unaffordable luxury real estate with glimpses of everyday life.
Maria Thomas, qz.com
The Field
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record