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    Suchandra Chakravarty
    · Jan 25, 2026 · 11:30 am
  • A travel writer revisits his hometown in Pakistan and discovers a Bollywood connection

    A travel writer revisits his hometown in Pakistan and discovers a Bollywood connection

    Omar Mukhtar Khan, Dawn.com
    · Dec 15, 2019 · 09:30 pm
  • Meet the ‘urban nostalgists’ of Kolkata who are saving its architecture – one old building at a time

    Meet the ‘urban nostalgists’ of Kolkata who are saving its architecture – one old building at a time

    Chandrima Pal
    · Jun 10, 2019 · 11:30 am
  • Photos trace the decay of Lucknow’s famed Dilkusha Palace after the 1857 revolt

    Photos trace the decay of Lucknow’s famed Dilkusha Palace after the 1857 revolt

    Swati Chattopadhyay
    · Nov 29, 2018 · 08:30 pm
  • Images of India’s heritage buildings by a British photographer who knew they wouldn’t last

    Images of India’s heritage buildings by a British photographer who knew they wouldn’t last

    Maria Thomas, qz.com
    · Jan 06, 2018 · 03:30 pm
  • Bulldozing Pragati Maidan’s buildings will extinguish our shared heritage and a million memories

    Bulldozing Pragati Maidan’s buildings will extinguish our shared heritage and a million memories

    Arun Rewal
    · Feb 23, 2017 · 11:30 am
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    Saritha Rao Rayachoti
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