Abhilash Khandekar

A City on the Sea!

Mumbai has been recently in the news due to the dreadful cyclonic attack of ‘Nisarga’ which eventually did not much…

4 years ago

Of cities and their trees!

What lies at the intersection of history, culture and ecology of urban India?Native or imported?  Sacred and ordinary? Culinary and…

4 years ago

Capital story, yet again!

I have been writing off and on, and reviewing books on various cities and the lion’s share of the books…

4 years ago

India’s first e-waste clinic to come up in Bhopal

Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched multiple initiatives in their campaign for a better position in Swachh Survekshan. The Corporation…

4 years ago

Wanted: Open Spaces Preservation Act!

If cities have only factories, mills, houses, hospitals, godowns, schools and big hotels, I don’t think any city will survive…

5 years ago

Indore: The Cleanest City paving way to cleanliness for Indian cities

Indore bagged the cleanest city award – Swachh Survekshan 2019 third time in a row and scored 4695 out of…

5 years ago

Most neglected urban aspect

Heritage sites all over the country have a great social, economic and national importance. Conservation of heritage is crucial as…

5 years ago

Pollution: loss of face in Davos!

India is on the edge of environmental disaster. Environmental performance Index released on the sidelines of World Economic Forum has…

6 years ago

“City becomes chaotic when orderliness is absent”

Foo Say Boon, 61, is a veteran architect and urban planner of Singapore. Having worked for many years with the…

6 years ago