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Letter to the City

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By Nidhi BatraMarch 18, 2026
  • Letter to the City
  • Natural Environment
  • Sustainability

Delhi like the dhau: A city of co-existence and kinship

The city reveals its quieter cycles beyond kilometres built and capital leveraged, if only we cared to look closely, recognise its biodiversity,…
By Nidhi BatraMarch 6, 2026
  • Letter to the City
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Mumbai, our city, is being snatched from us

Through the decades of 1970-80s and till the mid-90s, Bombay was the arena for associations, unions, collectives and movements for people’s rights,…
By PK DasMarch 6, 2026
  • Letter to the City
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Let’s transform Kolkata into a care-based feminist city

In its bid to ‘develop’ into a modern metropolis, the city’s everyday rhythms are fading. Kolkata must hold on to its essence…
By Srestha ChatterjeeMarch 6, 2026
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Clean air and water in Thrissur. Breaking barriers in Chennai

Drawing a circle from Thrissur to Chennai, Mumbai, and back to Thrissur, this multi-city letter weighs in to reminisce what used to…
By S. Gopikrishna WarrierMarch 6, 2026
  • Letter to the City
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Dehradun, we dream a future without air purifiers and ailments

Two summers ago, when the temperature of Dehradun touched 47 degrees Celsius, many realised the price of sacrificing trees for development and…
By Ranjona BanerjiMarch 6, 2026
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Saving Tinsukia from its quest for ‘development’

An old British town that grew alongside modest industries has shown enough furious momentum to be considered for India’s Smart Cities Mission…
By Ashok Kumar KarmakarMarch 6, 2026
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