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Beyond Transactions: People Hold This Market Together

May 11, 2023
Pankhuri Agrawal, Amiya Chaudhuri, Sreepathy Paliath, Shreshtha Chhabra, Chetana Divya

A morning spent at Bengaluru’s Russell Market reminds us of the forgotten art of engaging with familiar strangers, and taking pleasure in hand-picking fruits and vegetables for our everyday needs. Meet its people, and the produce they bring to the table.

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Built in 1820, an Old Clock Tower Forms the Nucleus of the Market

May 11, 2023
Shivani Unakar And Dhiraj Chilakapaty

This heritage building is a mere shade of what it once was, and a visit doesn’t reveal its historical significance easily. Shivani Unakar and Dhiraj Chilakapaty on the design, structure, and systems of trade within a market that was established to serve the cantonment.

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Russell Market: Almost a Century-Down, But Not Out!

May 11, 2023
Ruth Dsouza Prabhu

It is clear that the heydays of Bengaluru’s Russell Market are behind it. But it exudes an old-world charm, despite the disrepair and the slump in business, says Ruth Dsouza Prabhu, part of The Locavore-led group that documented this market.

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Inside Kohima’s Mao Market, Run Mostly by Women

May 9, 2022
Asano Angami (captions) & Qhevika Swu (photos)

For Kohima resident Asano Angami, the Mao Market is a noisy yet friendly space from which she learns something new on every visit.

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The Wholesale Markets of Cuttack

April 1, 2022
Rachit Kirteeman

Chef Rachit Kirteeman explores Chhatra Bazaar and Mal Godown,markets which have close ties,and finds that even though much has changed over the years, some old connections remain.

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