Why a tiny Hyderabad store with tattered old books has been attracting scholars for decades

Ahmed Bafanna founded Haziq and Mohi to make sure that the books bequeathed to him go to the right people. Now his relatives are continuing his legacy.

Mallik Thatipalli

· Mar 09, 2019 · 11:30 am

India’s live music hub Mumbai doesn’t have a single big concert venue. Why?

Large-capacity venues have been shutting down in the city at an alarming rate. Hope may be at hand, though.

Amit Gurbaxani

· Jan 30, 2019 · 11:30 am

How a Mumbai scientist helped bring together India’s obsessive record collectors

After amassing records over five decades and building a community, Suresh Chandvankar is introspecting: ‘What is this passion? Where does it come from?’

Rudradeep Bhattacharjee

· Jan 28, 2019 · 11:30 am

Why Kolkata is lamenting the end of a meat shop started by a Hungarian trapeze artist in the 1940s

Kalman Cold Storage, which embodied the city’s secular ethos, shuttered this month.

Priyadarshini Chatterjee

· Jan 21, 2019 · 11:30 am

Delhi wants to map its residents’ connect with the city with an oral history project

Two hundred residents will be interviewed for the project, including a few prominent names.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Jan 16, 2019 · 03:30 pm

Music or food: Which is the bigger draw during Chennai’s Margazhi season?

During the annual season, sabha canteens offer innovative dishes such as watermelon rasam to draw a larger crowd.

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman

· Jan 08, 2019 · 11:30 am

One man’s long, lonely mission to convince Kolkata that the Sun revolves around the Earth

Since 1979, KC Paul has been tirelessly, single-mindedly debunking scientific notions by painting graffiti and distributing pamphlets.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Dec 17, 2018 · 11:30 am

From the skies, an architect retraces a century-old survey of Ahmedabad’s City Walls

Robert Stephens has juxtaposed the report of Scottish polymath Patrick Geddes with aerial photographs that follow his footsteps.

Robert Stephens

· Nov 29, 2018 · 11:30 am

What is the one smell that defines Mumbai? A street photographer searches for the answer

Gopal MS evokes what’s intangible about the city in his new e-book ‘Matsyagandha’.

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman

· Nov 26, 2018 · 03:30 pm

Delhi’s parks and monuments are playing a small role in taking the arts to the people

The state government is organising cultural events away from Lutyens’ Delhi and its hallowed institutions.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 25, 2018 · 11:30 am

Photos: Old Delhi’s architectural heritage has been disfigured by time and modernity

A photo project shows the unequal coexistence of the past and present in Shahjahanabad.

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri

· Oct 20, 2018 · 11:30 am

In Hyderabad, a Loo Café is challenging the poor perception of Indian public toilets

The city’s first luxury public washroom comes with free-to-use toilets, an ATM, an attached cafe, and a premium on cleanliness.

Mallik Thatipalli

· Oct 03, 2018 · 03:30 pm