Auraq
AuraqA magazine of life, cities and culture
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Goa

One punch can

Of friendship, not actively maintained

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One punch can
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Tokyo

Perfect Days

The description of a visit to Japan disguised as a movie review

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Perfect Days
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ChamonixPorto

Games of luck

A series of Proustian moments, and some dessert

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Games of luck
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New York

Life and company

Going nowhere in Manhattan

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Life and company
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New Delhi

A needle in motion

Of optimism, realism and a joie de vivre

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A needle in motion
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Leh

Cheat code

An easy journey to a beautiful destination

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Cheat code
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ParisNew Delhi

An Insidious Loss

In Paris, a remembrance of things past

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An Insidious Loss
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New Delhi

Habitat for humanity

A story of the iconography of power and ambition in Delhi

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Habitat for humanity
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New Delhi

Happy New Year

Lessons from the most visual representation of the passage of time

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Happy New Year
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New DelhiPatiala

The Times

The best of them, the worst of them

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The Times
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Kolkata

Only in Calcutta

The old and the new, in a heaving metropolis

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Only in Calcutta
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Pune

The Two Synagogues

Refuge, trade and worship: Jews in Pune

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The Two Synagogues
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New Delhi

The houses they built

Karol Bagh and the sound of argument

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The houses they built
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CambridgeBoston

The perils of ideality

A window into a different sort of reality: a week-long adventure in Cambridge, and encounters with the future and the past

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The perils of ideality
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New Delhi

A lemon cheesecake, and other desires

An account of an eclectic day-trip

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A lemon cheesecake, and other desires
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Turin

Fino alla fine

A weekend in Turin

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Fino alla fine
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Mumbai

Polite Society

What does a cinema hall say about a city? A review of 'Yesterday' from Mumbai

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Polite Society
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New Delhi

Paysage qui te submerge

An Eid visit to Delhi-6

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Paysage qui te submerge
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New DelhiPatiala

The generosity of trees

A personal history, intertwined with the Amaltas

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The generosity of trees
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ChandigarhNew Delhi

The rebellion of straight lines

An introduction to Chandigarh

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The rebellion of straight lines
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New DelhiChandigarh

Leaving Delhi

An unforgettable journey with a Chief Architect

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Leaving Delhi
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New Delhi

Shubhaarambh

A re-introduction to home

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Shubhaarambh
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New Delhi

New Delhi Times

Shashi Kapoor and New Delhi of the 1980s

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New Delhi Times

Broken Windows and Painted Walls

The transoceanic application of an economic theory

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Broken Windows and Painted Walls