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Slippery business: The Eel farms of Budj Bim

October 25, 2016October 10, 2017

Photo credit: To the west of Victoria, south-easat Australia, unknown to most, is the oldest aquaculture system in the world. At over 6,600 years old, …

Community, Discover, Heritage, Interviews, Travellers

Delhi’s Inner Circle: a meeting with historian, Sohail Hashmi

October 8, 2016October 9, 2016

Historian Sohail Hashmi is a true ?Dilliwalah.? An academic, historian, academician and filmmaker, Hashmi is well-known for immersive heritage walks that he conducts around the …

Community, Conservation, Heritage, Public Spaces, Travel

A Visit to Osborne House in England

October 8, 2016October 9, 2016

Osborne House, located on the Isle of Wight, was a favourite retreat of Queen Victoria when she wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of …

Built Heritage, Conservation, Discover, Travellers

Begum Samru’s Haveli: a lost heritage?

October 6, 2016October 9, 2016

As a child, I loved listening to stories, and I still do. My grandfather, who was a raconteur, would weave a magical fabric of history, …

Discover, Heritage, Photo Stories, Public Spaces, Travellers

Get Lured by the Public Spaces of Bangalore

September 28, 2016September 28, 2016

The public spaces in a city act as communal zones where people tend to spend their leisure time. Such gathering spaces encourage social mingling,recreation and …

Interviews, War

Meet The Raconteur, Mirza Naseem Changezi

September 28, 2016October 22, 2016

Sitting on his bed with a book “Ujda Dayar”, Mirza Naseem Changezi seems used to visitors coming for interviews. In one corner of his bed …

Blog, Discover, Public Spaces, Travellers

The Victoria and Albert Museum: a museum for the masses

September 28, 2016October 9, 2016

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London (known also as the V&A) is the biggest decorative arts and design museum in the world. It is …

Built Heritage, Experts, Heritage, Photo Stories, Religious, Traditions, World Heritage Sites

The Cradle of Temple Architecture: Aihole-Badami-Pattadakal

September 16, 2016September 16, 2016

Renowned for art and architecture, the quiet villages of Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal house rich history from our past. These places were once?capitals cities of …

Arts and Crafts, Built Heritage, Community, Discover, Performance

Exploring Traditional Crafts through The Crafts Museum in Delhi

September 8, 2016November 14, 2016

The museum: The?Crafts Museum (National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum) is one of the loved and most visited museums?in?New Delhi. Located in one part of Pragati …