Subuhi Jiwani
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai is a multifaceted building—a station for suburban and long-distance trains, a 'living' UNESCO World Heritage Site, a source of livelihood for scores of people, a visual icon of the city. This documentary delves into CSMT's history,…
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Subuhi Jiwani
Conservation architect and co-convener of the INTACH Mumbai Chapter, Vikas Dilawari talks about how the Victoria Terminus introduced a new architectural style in Mumbai in the late 19th century. He also talks about how the terminus came to nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and what can be…
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Subuhi Jiwani
Books
Aklekar, Rajendra B. 2014 Halt Station India: The Dramatic Tale of the Nation’s First Rail Lines. New Delhi: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.
Dossal, Mariam. 1991. Imperial Designs and Indian Realities: The Planning of Bombay City, 1845-1875. Bombay; New York: Oxford University Press.
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Rohan Shivkumar
Charles Correa (1930–2015) was one of the most important architects of post-Independence India. Born on the 1st September 1930 in Secunderabad, India, he studied in St Xavier’s College in Mumbai before doing his Bachelors in Architecture at the University of Michigan. Following this, he completed…
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Anurag Mazumdar
Correa’s Contribution to New and Small Towns
For many architects, considerations of urban design occur piecemeal, an afterthought once the buildings are in place, the landscaping is done and the roads leading to it are in order. However Charles Correa—the man who swore never to design a glass…
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Piyush Garud
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Harris Solomon
Patterns of the vada pav
Reproduced from Cultural Anthropology 30.1 (2015):65–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.14506/ca30.1.05
© American Anthropological Association 2015
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Photographers wound through booths draped in white linen, while men in orange shirts…
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