Akash Pharande Before urbanisation took off earnestly in India, humans and nature coexisted admirably. Unfortunately, rampant real estate development has steadily reduced Indians’ access to nature. From the increasing demand for integrated townships with abundant greenery, we can see that urban dwellers today are looking to reconnect with nature. The Cost of Urbanisation Our cities’ […]Read More
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Team L&M Want to know about Indian conservationists who are working in diverse ways to save the world from human destructiveness, often facing seemingly insurmountable odds? People like Romulus Whitaker, Parineeta Dandekar, Rohan Arthur, Vidya Athreya, Aparajita Datta, Jay Mazoomdaar, Minal Pathak, Rohan Chakravarty, Kavitha Kuruganti and Laxmi Kamble who are striving to solve the […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha For artist Neeti Aggarwal, painting, besides being a passion since childhood, is akin to meditation. The Hardwar-born artist, who recently did a show of her works in the Convention Foyer of India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, says art allows her to rediscover herself “and creating art gives me immense personal gratification. I […]Read More
Team L&M Fanusta.com, a curated marketplace of home decor and furniture, born in the heritage heart of India, Jaipur, with a vision of rediscovering the lost Indian art, has its eccentric summer collection. Bright colours and casual elegance that fits perfectly into a lazy summer afternoon. From cooling blues to ecstatic yellows, party with the […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha The land where Lord Krishna spent his childhood and adolescent years, Vrindavan, has always held a special place in my heart. Between 1949 and 1958, my nanajiworked here as an electrical engineer and I take pride in the fact that this region owes its electrification to him. That, perhaps, explains my special attachment to […]Read More