<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Urban InSight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Urban Insight]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:43:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A City That Travels Together: Everyday City on Wheels]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Kavya and Akshara The everyday city often reveals itself not through monuments or tourist attractions, but through routines so ordinary that they almost go unnoticed. In Bangalore, one of the most honest reflections of urban life can be found inside the buses run by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation. These buses are not merely modes of transportation; they are moving spaces where the city’s diversity, struggles, rhythms, and relationships quietly unfold every single day. To step...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/a-city-that-travels-together-everyday-city-on-wheels</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69996a9f1e81493655cf3240</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 08:21:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/757afb_153d9bdb7dc64d008c08b0399e9880a1~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_960,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AASHI SINGH 2429402</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The “Green” Branding in Bengaluru]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Apeksha Narayan Take a drive through any expanding neighbourhood in Bengaluru and you’ll notice something interesting. The apartment names arrive before the trees do. Lakeview Residency.   Green Meadows.   Eco Heights.   Forest Breeze and what not .  The names promise water, wind, shade, birdsong. But often, there is no lake in sight. Or if there is one, it has been recently “rejuvenated”, cleaned, paved, beautified, just in time to improve the view from the balconies that now overlook it....]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/the-green-branding-in-bengaluru</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6994ada8180bb9f884cae5ec</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:07:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_c8c5c9d8c2b24493bf8bbf76d1e7db9a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>SHRADDHA GUPTA 2429430</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olfactory Urbanism]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Apeksha Narayan Cities are usually described in images. Skylines. Traffic. Glass buildings reflecting sunsets. We argue about what Bengaluru looks like, whether it has lost its trees, whether the lakes are clean, whether the metro line ruins the view. But what does Bengaluru smell  like? It’s a strange question. We are not trained to ask it. Smell feels too intimate, too subjective, almost impolite. Yet if you move through the city with your nose alert, you begin to realise that smell is...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/olfactory-urbanism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6994ac49dff9d0e2044b92d9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:01:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_ce701ce423904b8b9153ba87f5336930~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>SHRADDHA GUPTA 2429430</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shared Frequencies: Radio, Auto Drivers, and Public Listening Cultures in Bengaluru]]></title><description><![CDATA[By SK Meenakshi Long before personalised playlists and noise-cancelling headphones became urban essentials, cities were heard collectively. Music travelled through shared spaces—tea stalls, buses, street corners, and autorickshaws—creating spontaneous communities of listeners. In Bengaluru, this culture of public listening continues to thrive, particularly through radio and the soundscapes curated by auto drivers and public transport workers. These shared auditory experiences offer a glimpse...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/shared-frequencies-radio-auto-drivers-and-public-listening-cultures-in-bengaluru</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6992ae8d884976137da8a8e8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:43:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_dc41e64d6d96488a93d815bc3d1fdd23~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AASHI SINGH 2429402</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living Inside Playlists: Headphone Listening and the Sound of Bengaluru]]></title><description><![CDATA[By SK Meenakshi There was a time when cities were heard collectively. Music spilled out of tea stalls, radios hummed from roadside shops, devotional songs echoed through neighbourhood loudspeakers, and public buses carried the faint crackle of film songs shared among strangers. Today, however, the soundscape of urban life is increasingly private. In a technology-driven city like Bengaluru, headphones have quietly transformed the way people experience sound, space, and even each other. Walking...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/living-inside-playlists-headphone-listening-and-the-sound-of-bengaluru</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6992ae48cf429c4fcb4b057f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:42:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_2477fb3b68ce413980d3050d4cdefb84~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AASHI SINGH 2429402</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Borrowed Beats, Blended Voices: Migration and Musical Hybridity in Bengaluru]]></title><description><![CDATA[By SK Meenakshi Cities are rarely built by those who are born in them alone. They are shaped by those who arrive, settle, work, dream, and leave traces of their cultures behind. Bengaluru, often described as India’s technology and migration hub, is also a city whose musical identity is constantly being rewritten by the movement of people. Migration has transformed the city into a living archive of blended sounds, where languages, rhythms, and musical traditions overlap to produce a uniquely...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/borrowed-beats-blended-voices-migration-and-musical-hybridity-in-bengaluru</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6992ae07884976137da8a7d8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:41:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_e4153d22964c45aa8d85d586b77c846b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AASHI SINGH 2429402</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diving into the Infinite: Uncharted Seas at Prestige Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Shruti Chakraborty Thanks to Aditi Mangaldas’s 10-year-old production, Uncharted Seas , the stage of Bangalore’s Prestige Centre for Performing Arts got quite literally ‘lit’. In this fast-paced tech city, productions like this play a very important role in preserving culture, keeping classical forms like Kathak alive against the pull of modern distractions and urban sprawl. We made our way to this venue and witnessed a performance that felt like a profound journey into the intangible....]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/diving-into-the-infinite-uncharted-seas-at-prestige-centre</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699298fa159d7fac963fb4ac</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 04:14:44 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>AASHI SINGH 2429402</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Folk in the East and the West]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Shruti Chakraborty  Bangalore's cultural scene came alive one cold-ish evening at Freedom Park during BLR Hubba. In a city full of hustle, BLR Hubba acts as a strong force for cultural preservation, bringing back folk traditions that could easily disappear. We experienced an amazing night with Ruuh Baksh and Manganiyar Seduction shows that went beyond entertainment. It pulled us into India's folk music, showing us why we need to protect these roots in modern Bengaluru. The night started...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/folk-in-the-east-and-the-west</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6992989dcf429c4fcb4ad18b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 04:10:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>AASHI SINGH 2429402</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music that Spoke of a Living Memory: Akram Abdulfattah and the Sirat Trio]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Akhiya Ajitkumar Blr Hubba 2026 showcased South Asia’s cultural heritage as the ultimate exhibition. Amongst its annual array of events spanning across 10 days, one particular artistic showcase stood out in a different light this time. Travelling all the way from Palestine, on a tour of a concert series called “Rivers from the East” was Akram Abdulfattah, an enchanting violinist, accompanied by Indian tabla player Rupak Dhamankar and multi-instrumentalist Mandola Joy. This concert series...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/music-that-spoke-of-a-living-memory-akram-abdulfattah-and-the-sirat-trio</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6992982d6afbe985b7a1da5b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 04:08:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>AASHI SINGH 2429402</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Designed Against Life: Fear, Feeding, and the Politics of Nuisance ]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Shraddha Walk through a newly built apartment complex in Bengaluru and look closely at its edges. Balcony grills are meshed tight. Ledges are lined with anti-pigeon spikes. Gates are tall and opaque. Soil around trees is tiled over neatly. Drains are sealed. Even the smallest crack where something might grow is filled with cement. These buildings do more than house people; they defend against life. Urban architecture here increasingly anticipates intrusion. Not only theft, but birds, dogs,...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/designed-against-life-fear-feeding-and-the-politics-of-nuisance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69919c68766c6b5d6499528c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:15:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_03e6a330f69848119a0ff45c40ed88f0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_560,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>SHRADDHA GUPTA 2429430</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“They say they will provide electricity once we have Pacca Houses, but they promised us that too.”]]></title><description><![CDATA[By: Vedanth and Lakshmi Upon visiting a slum near Konankunte that was called the “Dalit Samar Sene”, Lakshmi and I entered into a place where theory loses its importance. The classroom is forgotten, the two hour seminar prepared in a hurry or writing a proposal or thesis using a theory does not seem justify or reason with what you see unfolding.  A settlement swarming with children playing at the entrance, were excited to welcome us. To our surprise, not only were the people hospitable but...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/they-say-they-will-provide-electricity-once-we-have-pacca-houses-but-they-promised-us-that-too</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69919995766c6b5d64994d4f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_4798496c466f449d90a65c9ea18178ce~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_954,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>SHRADDHA GUPTA 2429430</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the price of belonging?]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Vedanth and Lakshmi Vedanth and I visited Madiwala, a suburb in South Bangalore, on a weekday evening, mostly out of curiosity and partly because I kept hearing it described as “Kerala in Bangalore.” The label sounded exaggerated until we reached the site. Malayalam everywhere. On boards, on shop shutters, drifting out of bakeries. A tea shop discussion about Kerala politics was louder than the traffic. For a moment, the city felt displaced. Or maybe folded. It’s easy to see why Malayalis...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/what-is-the-price-of-belonging</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699198b0f0131a3b550c8593</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:59:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_a946cefe33504c608676f15b6745657e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_736,h_981,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>SHRADDHA GUPTA 2429430</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Nimage kannada barutha?”]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Lakshmi P. Nair, Vedanth Mohit By Vedanth Mohit, Lakshmi P. Nair For many migrants in Bengaluru, this question arrives early and stays long. It surfaces in buses, at construction sites, in rented rooms, at traffic stops, and sometimes even in casual conversations. On paper, it asks about language. In practice, it moves beyond those confines: How far do you belong here? It operates as a political marker, drawing boundaries around who is seen as local, legitimate, and entitled to the city....]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/nimage-kannada-barutha</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699197ade585eb0b3c86eba9</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:57:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_f3879ed5382e45d19b06efa8f0aa4ad8~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_690,h_388,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>SHRADDHA GUPTA 2429430</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monsoon Moods: How Rain Changes the Experience of Bengaluru]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Nabam Rimi and Chetana In most cities, rain is weather. In Bengaluru, rain is transformation. The monsoon changes how people perceive, experience, and move around the city rather than just falling on it. Glass tech corridors turn into mirror surfaces, tree canopies turn into lush greens, and roads become temporary rivers that redraw movement patterns. Monsoon cityscape is not just visually striking but it is also social, infrastructural, and sensory. Bengaluru’s identity has long been tied...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/monsoon-moods-how-rain-changes-the-experience-of-bengaluru</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699195c2e585eb0b3c86e82a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:46:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_c07331ffb9254d90a4b17deb7a730ba1~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>SHRADDHA GUPTA 2429430</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Kannadiga and An Arunachali Walk Into a Bar: Tracing Differences in Urbanity Across Bengaluru and Itanagar]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Nabama Rimi and Chetana Urbanity in India is often imagined through the lens of developed cities, with crowded streets, glass offices, and endless traffic. Bengaluru frequently represents this distinct image, celebrated as India’s “Silicon Valley” and symbolic of globalised urban growth. However, this narrative overlooks smaller cities like Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, whose urban experience unfolds very differently. A comparison between Itanagar and Bengaluru reveals not...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/a-kannadiga-and-an-arunachali-walk-into-a-bar-tracing-differences-in-urbanity-across-bengaluru-and</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699194f2f0131a3b550c7dd6</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:44:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_2ca6a57bc3a445ae9e72b97aa4f1d448~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_587,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>SHRADDHA GUPTA 2429430</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than Just a Grocery Shop]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Nabam Rimi I have been doing my internship and fieldwork at a Northeast grocery shop in Electronic City for about a week now. It’s around 9 km from where I stay. In Bangalore, 9 km can easily feel like 20. Traffic is unpredictable and so are auto fares. Time or travelling itself feels expensive here. Back home in Arunachal, distance doesn’t feel this heavy. Still, I go every alternate day. What surprises me is how quickly that shop started feeling comfortable. In this city, I am always a...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/more-than-just-a-grocery-shop</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69919457ca3fdc1dfe13c570</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:40:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_eac31502b6b047f2a3b23c6e05eb9e75~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>SHRADDHA GUPTA 2429430</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tastes That Travel With Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Nabam Rimi Waking up earlier than usual. before the sun rises properly. Half of the house is still asleep. Sitting on the edge of your bed, you gaze around. The window. The curtain that doesn't shut completely. The wall's tiny stain, which has always been there. All of a sudden, everything seems important. As you enter the kitchen, you observe your mother in the kitchen. You don't offer help the way you normally do. All you do is stand there. Observing. The way she washes the vegetables....]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/tastes-that-travel-with-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699193514222bf9525011df8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:38:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_a32197c65e8c40be911f4a61fdcb0f5a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>SHRADDHA GUPTA 2429430</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of Honey Cakes and Aloo Buns: The History and Nostalgia of Iyengar Bakeries in Bengaluru]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chetana Before Bangalore was known for artisanal sourdough, aesthetic cafes, and long before food delivery apps mapped the city, Iyengar bakeries quietly shaped Bengaluru’s everyday food culture. These small neighbourhood bakeries, often tucked into street corners and residential layouts, built a culinary identity that is both deeply local and widely shared across generations. Iyengar bakeries trace their origins to Tamil-speaking Iyengar Brahmin communities who migrated into Bengaluru in...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/of-honey-cakes-and-aloo-buns-the-history-and-nostalgia-of-iyengar-bakeries-in-bengaluru</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991880ae585eb0b3c86d20a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:48:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_86ca46f87447497daa7d8ad6b459a4d6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_500,h_667,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>SHRADDHA GUPTA 2429430</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mundina Nildana: People Watching in BMTC buses]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chetana There is no particular time that exists, while travelling, of being stretched, observational, and quietly communal. It is something of a mindset, an atmosphere that you create in your mind. Travelling long distances across Bengaluru in a BMTC bus is not just about getting from one point to another. It is about watching the city perform its daily routine through a moving frame. Long bus routes create accidental communities. The same passengers board at the same stops every day, the...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/mundina-nildana-people-watching-in-bmtc-buses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991873a766c6b5d64992e38</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:46:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_7c346195355d444884d6ff5ad16351a0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>SHRADDHA GUPTA 2429430</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cost of a Cleaner City]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Kavya and Akshara The everyday city is not only built by its citizens. It is inhabited by beings who do not vote, do not complain in public forums, and do not appear in development plans. They exist in the margins of pavements, under parked cars, near garbage bins, beside construction sites, and in the shadows of gated apartments. Street dogs, abandoned cats, injured cattle, overworked horses, displaced birds they form a parallel population whose struggles remain largely invisible. Urban...]]></description><link>https://aashisingh2.wixsite.com/urban-insight/post/the-cost-of-a-cleaner-city</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699183a9e585eb0b3c86ca75</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:38:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce061a_61b77778c6634336829b65e2d0489754~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_736,h_980,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>SHRADDHA GUPTA 2429430</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>