Visual poetry on Karnataka ‘known and unknown’
This book can only point at destinations, it is up to viewers to explore the path and experience them on their own, says Mr. Vitla. This...


Blessings and curses: the construction of lakes in Bengaluru
Epigraphical inscriptions found on hero stones, temple foundations, pillars, and metal plates reveal the origins of lakes in Bengaluru....


Sampangi Lake: Lessons from history
Though replaced by buildings, it reclaims its identity during monsoons. This May, after intense rainfall in Bengaluru, the Sri Kanteerava...


The sacred lakes of Bengaluru
“The Pandavas rested here and played with the rocks while waiting for their pot of rice to cook”, narrated a grazer pointing to a few...


Open wells of Bengaluru
Drought-prone Bengaluru’s demand for water was originally met by an interlinked system of lakes and wells. Lakes were built on existing...


Plantations, deforestation genetically affecting birds in Western Ghats
Continued fragmentation could lead to their extinction: study From differing “songs” styles, to potentially lower adaptability against...


Of lakes and livelihoods in Bengaluru
Grazing, fishing and agriculture: these occupations conjure images of a village. But as a city spreads into the countryside, it results...

