I reimagine the public realm in South Bombay. Is it a fight of fantasy, dyou think, of an ageing citizen/architect, or would you like to see the city refashioned thus? First published in the National Herald. scroll.in/magazine/10830…?

I have an award-winning idea. In all cricket matches in India, the coin should have Dhoni on one side, and Rahul Dravid on the other. So, instead of calling heads or tails, the captains call - Thala or Wall <- which incidentally mean head & tail in Tamil. Thank you.

Experience Mumbai reimagined! Pedestrian plazas, trams, vibrant art, and revived heritage create a green, inclusive, and inspiring cityscape where urban culture thrives. scroll.in/magazine/10830… By Mustansir Dalvi

It's ten years since Charles Correa passed. His warnings for his beloved city continue to be unheeded. Ignoring him will cost us. Here is my EPW piece written in 2015, remembering his contributions and how this ungrateful city owes him a debt. architexturez.net/pst/az-cf-1712…

One of the Georges - I forget which - once said that a certain number of hours' sleep each night - I cannot recall at the moment how many - made a man something which for the time being has slipped my memory.

Monsoon transforms Maharashtra into a completely different world.

It was fifty years ago today Brucie the shark came out to play He's been going in and out of style But is guaranteed to raise a smile...

"Street sensors rule this edge, and deduct a heavy toll automatically from every motorised vehicle moving south towards Colaba. These levies have succeeded as a deterrent and public transport is booming." scroll.in/magazine/10830… An excerpt from Mustansir Dalvi's article

Why, oh, why is this the Piazza Maggiore at Bologna and not Bombay's Azad Maidan?

"In the rush to redevelop, Mumbai is losing old architecture as well as the skills to fix it," writes asanyfuleknow in this essay from 2024. scroll.in/magazine/10727…

सच में गणित इतनी भी कठिन नही थी बस समझने और समझाने का फेर था

What you want, my lad, and what you're going to get are two very different things.

Girls are strong /they have always been/ don’t let anyone take that away from you/ 49 years ago The Perfect 10 was born The Olympic Games

Mithi River By Eunice de Souza

A long conversation with Raghav Sharma, who runs the podcast 'Discovery of an Author' about my book 'Citizen Charles', Charles Correa, his life and times and all things architecture. A leisurely watch, that I hope you will like and comment upon. youtu.be/WGJTV-mgxhk?fe…