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Chitra Art Gallery- a rendezvous with the southern enchantresses from Kerala

October 8, 2016October 9, 2016

Established in the year 1935 Sree Chitra Art Gallery is situated on the northern side of the Napier Museum premises in the city of Trivandrum …

Built Heritage, Discover, Heritage, Photo Stories

A Trip to Bangalore’s 148-year Old Government Museum

October 8, 2016October 9, 2016

Museums are institutions that collect and preserve artifacts and other items of artistic, cultural, historical or scientific importance. Bangalore is blessed with many such museums …

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 …

Built Heritage, Discover, Heritage, Public Spaces

An Excursion to Bangalore Cantoment

October 8, 2016October 8, 2016

As a child, I was always amused by ?anecdotes of how the Britishers had captured a part of Bangalore (now Bengaluru) and how they recreated …

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, …

Photo Stories

Hawa Mahal tour

October 3, 2016October 3, 2016

Hawa Mahal- Rajasthan

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 …