The landscape that Raj and Romesh Thapar tended through Seminar was a space inviting discourse, respectful argument and consensus around values essential to a ‘plural and intellectually energetic India’. For the Thapars, Independence had brought responsibility. New generations should flourish in an India ‘Where the mind is without fear… where the world has not been […]
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M N Buch Memorial Lecture Bhopal, October 5, 2015 It is a privilege to be here in Bhopal with Nirmalaji and so many who knew Mahesh Buch and shared his passion for this, his karmabhoomi. To transmit Bhopal to future generations as more liveable and more beautiful was both vision and mission for Mahesh. Bhopal […]
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C G Road is Ahmedabad’s pride: a new shopping boulevard that turns its back on the crowded bazaars of this medieval city. Steel and glass store fronts, coffee shops, Pizza Hut, the latest in home entertainment, sportswear, fashion and ethnic chic: international brand names from India and overseas, flashing in neon to attract Ahmedabad’s affluent […]
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Issue #007, Winter, 2021 ISSN: 2581- 9410 As a teenager I adored going with my mother to one of the many handblock printers then in […]
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Issue #007, Winter, 2021 ISSN: 2581- 9410 The value of the Chaubundi and Bindaas Unlimited collaboration is richly varied and has created unexpected benefits. It […]
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Issue #007, Winter, 2021 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Marlies and Meeta started working together in 2017 as part of a Textiel Factorij project. They continue to […]
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Issue #006, Autumn, 2020 ISSN: 2581- 9410 This article describes an income-earning initiative for rural Maya artisans that my 3 colleagues […]
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Issue #006, Autumn, 2020 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Osogbo is a traditional Yoruba town in southwest Nigeria. Today it is the capital […]
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