Journal
What Fontainhas Taught Me About Goa
A walk through Fontainhas reveals how adaptation, resourcefulness, and local materials continue to shape architecture that endures.
Borrowed Taste
A reflection on Kota stone, Raja Ravi Verma, and how familiarity often disguises value in design, culture, and the things we choose to admire.
Foundations of a Studio: Everything before the Photograph
Reflecting on one of Kyrah Design Studio's formative projects—a 5,000 sq ft villa celebrating the richness of traditional Indian craftsmanship.
Designing for Time
From Belur’s temple architecture to lived in homes, exploring how time leaves its mark on design.
The Quiet Work of Design
A visit to NGMA becomes a reflection on flooring, longevity, and the quieter design decisions that shape our experience of a space.
The Things We Make Beautiful
A reflection on Godna tattoos, jewellery, identity, and the human instinct to transform hardship into beauty and permanence.
What I Took Back From the Kochi Biennale
A chance observation at the Kochi Biennale became a reflection on behaviour, architecture, and the ways people make spaces their own.
Biophilic Design Beyond Plants: Light, Air and the Outdoors
Looking beyond plants to light, air, weather and the everyday ways architecture connects us to nature.
Less, and?
From Halebidu’s intricate stonework to a sparse ancestral home, questioning what we really mean when we ask for less.
What Makes a Home?
A reflection on the Banjaras, Bangalore, memory, and the objects, rituals, and experiences that quietly shape our idea of home.