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REMEMBERING MY GRANDFATHER

Today I want to write briefly about my grandfather, S. K. Prabhakar, as I know him.

Daddy, as all of us called him was the most well-read and upright member of the family. I could not spend much time with him, at least from what I remember. He died in 2001…

Sketched cards from travels across India.

Sharing with you some complete, some incomplete sketches from my travel sketchbooks made quickly-on-spot over the years. With the sketches, there are interesting things you can also do when you are around. Would love to know your opinions and comments…

Respect to the building artisans

On a recent exploration in a village in Kutch for a project, I came across an old house with the surname of the owner carved over its main door. What was interesting was the name of the Artisan who built the house was carved above the name of the owners. This is the…

Ricky Gui’s ‘SINGAPORE HIDDEN DOOR ‘ series

A fellow door lover, Ricky’s work the ‘SINGAPORE HIDDEN DOOR’ is very inspiring. What is amazing is that it captures whooping 600 doors hidden in the backyards, alleys and forgotten corners of the country. I remember when The Doors of Kathmandu got…

The foot print investigators (Paggis) of India

Interview on the doors of Kathmandu Project

My interview with Swasti Gautam on the Doors of Kathmandu project, for Republica, Nepal. A must read for the people who are interested in the project!

“Nipun came to Nepal from Delhi, India, to work on a post earthquake reconstruction project. An…

Nepal’s Watermill

It was a sudden surprise, the water mill.

I had never seen one before. Water mills have been in existence since a long long time. They use the flowing water to grind the grains using two stone sills. In most of the places, it’s a community driven system. The community…

Doors of Kathmandu

The most versatile piece in a building, [the door] has been a mode of expression [for] ages. The door in apartments and modern societies is just a mode of a transition from outside to inside. In traditional cities and neighborhoods, like that of Kathmandu, it’s much more than that. It’s the…