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Walking in the Basavanagudi neighbourhood

May 2, 2017 Kiran Keswani

On Sunday morning, we did a walk in the Basavanagudi neighbourhood. It was not an “early morning walk” but a walk that started only at 9am after breakfast was done. Just to make it a

The Ashwath katte as an Urban design strategy for Gandhi Bazaar

October 17, 2014 Kiran Keswani

In the past few months, I’ve been looking at how people continue to worship trees in Bangalore and how this can generate community space for a neighbourhood. I have been specifically looking at the Peepul

Placemaking workshop at Gandhi Bazaar

June 1, 2014 Kiran Keswani

Placemaking is an approach to the design and management of public spaces that draws upon the strengths and aspirations of the local community. Whereas ‘space’ is a physical entity, a ‘place’ is imbued with memories

A film on Gandhi Bazaar

March 8, 2014 Kiran Keswani

The film was taken in 2010 and the background music is a recording I made from the loudspeakers that played on Bull temple road during the Kadlekai Parishe (Groundnut fair) that same year. The purpose