delhi
Style and the city
Two writers explore the politics of fashion in Bombay and Delhi.
Supriya Nair and Meher Varma | Jun 01, 2020
The fight for the commons
Who has the power to secure and legislate public spaces in cities?
Varun Nayar | May 25, 2020
The death of a book bazaar
Delhi’s beautification drive comes at the cost of a historic Sunday book market.
Kanupriya Dhingra | Feb 05, 2020
Great migrant hope
Indian migrant labourers in Jordon and other West Asian countries have little to hope for unless there is considerable labour reform.
Rina Mukherji | Aug 24, 2016
In the time of toxic air
Addressing pollution in Southasian cities requires going beyond the 'development versus environment' debate.
Rohit Negi | Jun 29, 2015
Reframing the city
Awadhendra Sharan's 'In the City, Out of Place' might be the most important book on Delhi in recent times.
Sunalini Kumar | Jun 23, 2015
India, 1952
American journalist Louis Fischer’s interactions with Nehru’s contemporaries reveal a tangled reality.
Rakesh Ankit | Apr 10, 2015
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