Portraits of a City-Story Archive I

Against the shifting backdrop of a Bangalore (Bengaluru) in transition, we continue to ask questions: who or what is Bengaluru? What does the city mean to us? If I am a Bengalurean then which Bengaluru/Bangalore am I using as a frame of reference to call myself one in today’s rapidly changing city; is it the weather, our …

Bangalore Picturesque-Photos from a Bygone Era

The city of Bengaluru is a transitory space whose traditional identity is rapidly giving way to a homogenised, hi-tech future city. Its built heritage is rapidly disappearing and localities and streetscapes are changing. There is a growing concern that if we cannot find ways to preserve the physical markers of our existence, Bengaluru will slowly transform it into a city built on memories. `Bangalore-Picturesque’- …