Pankaj Vir Gupta and Christine Mueller
It was on a sweltering, humid June afternoon in 2023 that we disembarked from our bus outside the Seaside Guest House in Pondicherry. Our journey from the Chennai airport to the majestic, sand-scrubbed forms of the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram felt akin to time travel. Driving along the East…
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Dr Stuti Mishra
Lucknow’s built heritage reflects a confluence of Indo-Islamic, Persian and colonial influences. Each structure in the city narrates a story—of power, patronage, cultural exchange and artistic evolution.
Painting of Nadan Mahal, 1814. (Picture Credits: British Library/Wikimedia Commons)
The early…
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Nimra Rizvi
Lucknow’s historical legacy remains imprinted on its present, with its homes offering a perfect window into the many lives that the city has lived, continues to live and will live. Lucknow’s houses and reha’ish (lifestyle) is the most tangible evidence of how Lucknow has grown and shrunk over the…
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Sheikh Intekhab Alam
Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, boasts a rich architectural tapestry woven from indigenous building traditions and external influences. The city's historical landscape, dominated by Mughal gardens, dhajji dewari (traditional Kashmiri houses) and religious structures evolved…
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B.N. Goswamy
There are many books and listings of fantastic architectures around the world, unfortunately, not many mention the Indian Nek Chand, writes Prof B.N. Goswamy. His Rock Garden in Chandigarh is as much a testament of architectural fantasy as Antonio Gaudi or Simon Rodia. (In pic: A display at the…
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Ayan Ghosh
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