Question Of Cities

(6/6) To read our latest edition, head to our website: questionofcities.org #Panipat #Savemumbaimangroves #Goamovement

(5/6) We turn our focus on the many fights for ecology in Mumbai-Thane, workers’ struggle in #Panipat, Goans raising their voices as one against land conversion law, and Dehradun rising for its trees. #Panipat #savemumbaimangroves #goaprotests

(1/6) How significant are protests and movements in cities? A thread: #Panipat #savemumbaimangroves #goaprotests

Wetlands shrinking, water stress rising, cities expanding. What does the future hold for Thrissur and Chennai? @GopiWarrier reflects. questionofcities.org/clean-air-and-…

What do cities lose as they grow? What must they hold on to? This multi-city letter reimagines the future of #Thrissur and #Chennai. Read @GopiWarrier's piece here: questionofcities.org/clean-air-and-…

As #Thrissur urbanises and #Chennai expands into a megacity, questions of water, wetlands and liveability come to the fore. @GopiWarrier reflects on this in this letter to these cities. Read here: questionofcities.org/clean-air-and-…

Kolkata's rivers and ponds are in distress. Its collectives are weakening. #Kolkata stands at a turning point. This letter by @sresthachatt calls for a more caring, inclusive city. questionofcities.org/lets-transform…

What would it mean to see #Kolkata through a feminist lens? A city built on care, inclusion and everyday safety for all. @sresthachatt imagines this future. Read the full letter here: questionofcities.org/lets-transform…

Kolkata’s strength has always been its streets, its addas, its culture of protest and collective life. @sresthachatt writes a letter urging the city to hold on to this spirit. Read it here: questionofcities.org/lets-transform… #Kolkata #cities #urbanplanning

186 lakes within the city. Hundreds more beyond it. What if #Bengaluru restored them as a connected ecological network, not isolated projects? Water activist and urban planner, S. Vishwanath explains in this letter to the city. questionofcities.org/bengaluru-re-i…

For over a century, #Bengaluru has depended on the Kaveri for its water. But what about protecting the river basin itself? Waterman, and Bengaluru-based activist, S. Vishwanath writes a powerful letter to the city. questionofcities.org/bengaluru-re-i…

#Bengaluru’s water story runs deeper than a few lakes. It’s a network of tanks, channels, aquifers and rivers that once worked together. Water activist and urban planner, S. Vishwanath, reimagines the city through water in this letter: questionofcities.org/bengaluru-re-i…

Public spaces shrinking. Mangroves destroyed. Land steadily privatised. Urban planner, activist and architect, PK Das writes to #Mumbai about what the city is becoming, and what it risks losing. Read here: questionofcities.org/mumbai-our-cit…

From slum dwellers’ protests to workers’ unions and student movements, #Mumbai was once alive with public dialogue and dissent. Urban planner, architect and activist PK Das asks what changed. Read his letter to Mumbai. questionofcities.org/mumbai-our-cit…

"This city has been taken away from us.” In this letter to the city of #Mumbai, urban planner, architect and activist PK Das reflects on how the city has shifted from a city of collective action to one driven by privatisation and exclusion. questionofcities.org/mumbai-our-cit…

What does resilience look like in #Delhi? Perhaps in the quiet persistence of the Dhau tree, in shared spaces between people and nature. Read @NidhiBatra’s thoughtful letter on coexistence and ecology. questionofcities.org/delhi-like-the…

If we cared to look closely, #Delhi reveals a different rhythm. Native trees, biodiversity, and breathing edges where soil meets water. @NidhiBatra writes about restoring these relationships with care in this heartfelt letter to the city. questionofcities.org/delhi-like-the…