Documenting Russell Market, Bengaluru
Inside an impromptu visit to archive a historic market dating back to the 1800s.
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Work Begins at 3 am in Kasimedu’s Fish Market
At the Kasimedu fish market in Chennai, fisherfolk are seeing a decline in their catch. Throvnica Chandrasekar captures the sights and smells of the market, and examines the reasons for the dwindling fish along the coast.
‘The Matunga market introduced me to my Mangalorean roots’
It is in the Matunga market in Mumbai that chef Ashwini Pai learnt how to identify a fresh and tender jeev kadgi. She writes on the seasonal produce essential to Mangalorean cooking, and how the market connects her to the town her grandparents left behind.
Beyond Transactions: People Hold This Market Together
A morning spent at Bengaluru’s Russell Market reminds us of the forgotten art of engaging with familiar strangers, and taking pleasure in hand-picking fruits and vegetables for our everyday needs. Meet its people, and the produce they bring to the table.
Built in 1820, an Old Clock Tower Forms the Nucleus of the Market
This heritage building is a mere shade of what it once was, and a visit doesn’t reveal its historical significance easily. Shivani Unakar and Dhiraj Chilakapaty on the design, structure, and systems of trade within a market that was established to serve the cantonment.
Russell Market: Almost a Century-Down, But Not Out!
It is clear that the heydays of Bengaluru’s Russell Market are behind it. But it exudes an old-world charm, despite the disrepair and the slump in business, says Ruth Dsouza Prabhu, part of The Locavore-led group that documented this market.
Pune’s Khadda Market: Seen Through the Eyes of an Architect
Why don’t we treat markets as the wonderful public spaces they really are? Wandering through a local market in Pune, and speaking to the vendors who run it, architect Smita Patil is struck anew by this question.
Inside Kohima’s Mao Market, Run Mostly by Women
For Kohima resident Asano Angami, the Mao Market is a noisy yet friendly space from which she learns something new on every visit.
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