Building Books
In a virtual galaxy of book publishers hawking their wares in bookstores these days, Tara Books editions illuminate India’s rich and vibrant visual culture. An impressive catalogue that straddles fantasy, fiction, poetry, folklore, visual arts and design, each publication is created through the effort of academics, anthropologists, writers, artists and designers working together. Founded by...
Flying Bus
As an icon, the red bus is to Mumbai city what the Routemaster is to London. Since 1936 when the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Tramways Company operated the very first omnibus, the BEST bus has come to be a familiar friend on the frantic streets of this burgeoning metropolis. In the monsoon when train tracks...
Communicating Design
In the late 1950’s India’s Planning Commission invited an American expert to make a study trip to the country. The purpose of his visit was to make recommendations for the establishment of higher education training facilities whose graduates would stoke the ambitious fires of industry in a newly independent economy. One of these institutes set...
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