Delhi is the capital of one of the most secular nations in the world. It has been the centre of art, culture, architecture, and design before India’s Independence. Development and…
Design Education – Objectivity is the prime hypothesis of design. Any design is subjected to multiple architectural perceptions of various disciples, making it subjective. However, an ideal design should be…
Brick – a simple, common building material that we see almost everywhere around us has been in use since around 7000 BC. This timeless material has periodically been used in…
Brick is an age-old building material that has been used in construction for centuries. Classic mud bricks are the most commonly used material for masonry. These never seem to go…
Mysuru Dasara is the Nadahabba of India’s state of Karnataka. It’s a ten-day festivity that begins with Navaratri and ends with Vijayadashami. The Hindu carnivals of Dasara, Navratri, and Vijayadashami…
When the British Raj ended on the Indian subcontinent, Bangladeshi architect Muzharul Islam said, “Independence brings in the greatest opportunity for a nation to express its thoughts, talent and energy….…
Home – a space with comfort, warmth and love. A home always has a special place in our lives, and especially for Indians, it is connected to family and bonding.…
The Hunnarshala Foundation is an Indian non-government organization (NGO) that engages in community empowerment, artisan training, and the development of traditional building systems, distinctly utilizing earth. Succeeding the 2001 earthquake in…
Delhi is one of the oldest surviving cities in the world. Various rulers came and marked their authority through various artistic expressions, especially architecture. It has gone through various significant…
India has ceaselessly witnessed unprecedented powers like the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals, and the Britishers, and their influences on culture, beliefs, art, music, architecture, etc. The nation has always been…
‘Vistara’ from the name indicates the ‘extent’; i.e., the extent of architectural evolution in India. The author, Carmen Kagal, has revived the travelling exhibition of 1986 on ‘Vistara- The Architecture…
Romain Rolland, a French novelist and dramatist, once described the sayings of Swami Vivekananda as bringing about a thrill through the body like an electric shock. He describes Swamiji as…
