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Gardens

  • For the British Indian army, maintaining soldiers’ gardens was serious business

    For the British Indian army, maintaining soldiers’ gardens was serious business

    Margaret Makepeace
    · Aug 10, 2022 · 07:30 pm
  • Why a Deccan ruler in 16th century commissioned a beautiful garden and then promptly razed it

    Why a Deccan ruler in 16th century commissioned a beautiful garden and then promptly razed it

    Simran Agarwal, Sahapedia
    · Oct 09, 2019 · 11:30 am
  • In Bengaluru, once India’s ‘garden city’, parks are now restricted areas that keep the poor out

    In Bengaluru, once India’s ‘garden city’, parks are now restricted areas that keep the poor out

    Maria Thomas, qz.com
    · Sep 17, 2018 · 01:30 pm
  • In the scorching heat of Indian summer, vines are the perfect shield for your urban home

    In the scorching heat of Indian summer, vines are the perfect shield for your urban home

    Selina Sen
    · Jun 02, 2018 · 11:30 am
  • Soldiers’ Garden or Staff Quarters? A historic green space in Pune faces threat from the government

    Soldiers’ Garden or Staff Quarters? A historic green space in Pune faces threat from the government

    Deborah D’Souza
    · Mar 14, 2018 · 11:30 am
  • Video: The reason why the Taj Mahal and other Mughal monuments are filled with English-style gardens

    Video: The reason why the Taj Mahal and other Mughal monuments are filled with English-style gardens

    Ramakrishnan M
    · Feb 20, 2018 · 08:45 am
  • The Kashmir garden that made Shah Jehan green with envy (and other tales of spring in the Valley)

    The Kashmir garden that made Shah Jehan green with envy (and other tales of spring in the Valley)

    Selina Sen
    · Mar 31, 2017 · 11:30 am