Do we remember the "Hall of Nations" once a proud symbol of India’s modern architectural heritage? Today Bharat Mandapam stands in its place. Unethically Demolished in 2017 despite global opposition from architects & conservationists. The story of Hall of Nation.🧵 1/9

I hope that the Hon Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji mentions the genocide of thousands of innocent men, women and children in Gaza while addressing the Knesset on his upcoming trip to Israel and demands justice for them. India has stood for what is right throughout our history as

On the removal of Edwin Lutyens' bust from the Rashtrapati Bhawan, my piece on page 11 of The Indian Express today. "Lutyens of Britain might be alien to us. Lutyens of Delhi is our own." Online version here: indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

The targetted assassination of the leadership of a sovereign nation by the so called leaders of the democratic world and the killing of multitudes of innocent people is despicable and deserves strong condemnation, no matter what the proclaimed reason for it is. It is tragic that

Fasting is a concrete way to prepare ourselves to receive the Word of God. Abstaining from food is an ancient ascetic practice that is essential on the path of conversion. It helps us to identify and order our “appetites,” keeping our hunger and thirst for justice alive and

Mixed-use, mixed-income communities are built horizontally AND vertically. They happen naturally when the people are allowed to build. #Haussmann #Paris 🇫🇷

For the cost of one metro line, cities can build an entire BRT network. BRT offers rapid deployment, wider coverage, and high passenger throughput, making it one of the most cost-effective mass urban mobility solutions. BRT in Xiamen, China.

Dense cities don’t rely on one mode. Bogotá, Guangzhou, and Istanbul run some of the world’s busiest BRT corridors — while also having metros. Real cities build multi-modal networks. Metro maximalism isn’t expertise — it’s Twitter urbanism. 🚇🚌

Why do Americans insist on saying eye-ran and eye-raq, yet they can say Italy?

Adequately addressing the climate crisis demands a full systems transformation — and transportation remains at the center of that shift. In 2026, building efficient, reliable, and safe #BRT systems is more critical than ever — Download the full BRT Standard, 2024 Edition:

🚨 Joe Kent says Ali Larijani was negotiating peace and was killed. Qatar’s gas could have stabilized energy markets — it was hit too. He says Tel Aviv doesn’t want peace, it wants permanent war, and America is the weapon.

Paris: "make cities work without cars." Delhi: "make cities impossible without them." #WalkableCities #SteetsforPeople

Delhi already has a detail pedestrianisation plan for Connaught Place by Delhi Urban Art Commission . The research is done. The design is ready. What's missing is execution. Why CP still a parking lot? Read the report 👇 duac.org.in/Upload/City%20… #ConnaughtPlace #Delhi

India’s is 4th largest country by GDP, Vietnam is 34th. Yet not a single indian city has the capacity to make public transport free for all. FYI, When AQI in Thailand raises above certain threshold, Bangkok makes public transit free to attract trip from vehicles to transit.

With Meerut RRTS fully opened, Delhi should reclaim 6 lanes from this 14 lane Delhi-Meerut Expressway and then transform the reclaimed land into green cover.