Based on a multi-year research with the Mobile Lives Forum on the linkages between Mumbai and Konkan villages this essay, first published in the magazine FuturArc, describes an Indian model of urbanization.

Why is there a Bareilly street in Dharavi when Bareilly is infact in Uttar Pradesh? 

Behind the famed Renaissance hotel by the Powai lake is a small, homegrown village called Paspoli which is home to the workforce of the hotel. 

Street vendors in Dharavi

Our exhibition Koliwada Charcha was in the news (Asian Age)

How a public health emergency prompted a man-made disaster

In continuation to the last article on place making in an urban village, we explore Diwale goan to understand various collaborations.

A community-led water supply project as a device to upgrade urban citizenship

On a rainy afternoon, we visited Irfan’s workshop, somehow quieter than the surroundings. We assisted and watched him while he worked, and he narrated his story to us.

Tracing the history of the BDD chawls and what its location and typology mean for future development of the city.