Cities
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Animals on the roads: Wild boars in Haifa, Israel, add to the list of cities claimed by non-humans
Scroll Staff
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How smart urban planning can help you stay in shape
John Rennie Short, The Conversation
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Even with the lowest population growth rate, this Indian state has the world’s fastest-growing city
Niharika Sharma, qz.com
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This book is a fascinating walk through the lives of Indian cities told through their trees
Gopalkrishna Gandhi
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Can we use beloved works of literature to predict the future of cities?
Alan Marshall, The Conversation
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An ex-con turned butcher and a tourist guide: Two faces from ‘quaint’ Pondicherry
Aditi Sriram
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These micro stories by Ravish Kumar are a tribute to both love and the nooks of a modern Indian city
Ravish Kumar
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Architect Charles Correa had foreseen the decline of Indian cities – and pointed some ways out
Vivek Menezes
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Is a house the parents’ property or the (grown-up) children’s legacy? When families fight
Shuma Raha
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Watch: An artist has created pods to let people sample the pollution in cities around the world
Scroll Staff
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The sparrow is dying out in Indian cities. This is how you can help save it from your terrace
Selina Sen
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Watch: This is how amateur street artists in Delhi are transforming the drab walls of many buildings
Scroll Staff
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Jugaad, traffic jams and quiet nights: A French illustrator captures the many faces of Bengaluru
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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This video by a Cuban filmmaker turns Kolkata into a dizzying roller coaster ride
Scroll Staff
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Can the world’s megacities survive the digital age?
Vincent Mack, The Conversation Christopher H. Lim, The Conversation
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These are the Calcutta stories that stare everyone in the face but most don’t write about
Karthik Shankar
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Video: On Madras Day, learn the origins of the city’s old name
Scroll Staff
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Watch this Spiderman-inspired Russian climbing a skyscraper in Mexico without safety equipment
Scroll Staff
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‘The Statesman’ and Chota Bristol: Two Calcutta icons that may collapse but will not die
Kushanava Choudhury
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Where have all the snake-charmers and street magicians gone? A Raj-era law might be to blame
Swati Janu