Blogs By Fellows

As I reflect on this journey, from witnessing urban failures to peeling back their layered causes, exploring the potential of data and the importance of community voice, one truth remains: cities are not built by plans alone. They are shaped by people, communities, governance and decisions that often unfold in silos. When these elements are […]

As urban dwellers, we don’t encounter our cities as abstract zones, we live them. Silently and constantly, we experience both the conveniences and the discomforts our surroundings offer. We navigate them as residents, workers, and commuters, and depending on who we are and where we live, the “problem” shows up differently. City in transition from […]

Bengaluru means different things to different people. For me, it’s February mornings in the early 2000s—fog clinging to the window panes, roses blooming in my grandmother’s backyard, old scooters humming past sleepy lanes. The city felt soft, slow, and sure of itself. Today, I still wake up in Bengaluru—but it no longer feels the same. […]