Heritage Archive

  • Stemming corruption

    Posted on April 21, 2010 | No Comments
    A friend recently threw out the juicy question of how we can help improve government transparency and accountability in India. Here are my thoughts on how Indian democracy needs improvement towards that end. And raising the ugly head of corruption in this discussion is all too inevitable.

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  • How should we perceive the “Indian City”

    Posted on August 8, 2009 | 1 Comment
    PERCEPTION noun 1. the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept [syn: percept] WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. In the quest for progressive and developing approaches to design, it becomes essential to begin at the root of the process of...

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  • The Crawford Market Makeover Drama

    Posted on February 26, 2009 | 1 Comment
    The re-development plan for the Crawford Market, which is one of Mumbai’s prized heritage structures, has created a huge controversy. Battle lines are being drawn between the heritage activists and the “pro-development” lobby. Clearly, the Crawford market redevelopment has to be has to be done in...

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