Shirish Patel was an embodiment of classical literary values: of thought disciplined by coherence and logic, love of truth, relentless pursuit of knowledge, and a commitment to progressive social transformation.

A new, well researched book by three architects and activists shows what Mumbai can and should learn from other cities

In the process, ecological sustainability has been sacrificed, as can be seen with Aarey.

The planning system is oriented increasingly towards servicing elite developments, as opposed to redistributing benefits through the provision of subsidised housing, transport, healthcare and education.

Street vending is the natural outcome of the urban process, almost never the result of urban planning or the absence of it.

Like every crisis, the one at Elphinstone Road will also be used to delegitimise our public institutions and processes, and attack the very conception of public goods.

If the aggressive anti-rights stand of the government in the Aadhaar case triumphs, the march towards an authoritarian state will be swift.