Hampi. A mythical landscape scattered with huge granite boulders balanced precariously on each other and held together by mythology and history. Bisected by the Tungabhadra and ancient irrigation canals that create a sliver of blue and green across the rugged terrain, this is a land imbued with the presence of gods, goddesses, and heroes. Spread across this are the ruins of a magnificent city once described as the best-provided city in the world.
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Hampi Wasn’t Built in a Day
Published on: 14/07/2025Â |Â Contributors: Gowri Subramanya
We often look at ruins and ruminate on the ending. We see a crumbling wall or a half-toppled pillar and imagine a sudden, final, violent catastrophe. But history is rarely so immediate. Cities don’t rise in a moment, and they don’t fall in a day. Hampi was no exception.
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Aubades and Serenades in Anegundi
Published on: 16/06/2025Â |Â Contributors: Sourabha Rao
Not all stories are lost to time. Some are lost to our own indifference or ignorance. Or sometimes, quite simply to a lack of awareness of their very existence. This is why some of us commit our time in their quest – to witness and preserve as many as we can in our might. This is why some of us are relentlessly restless to tell and retell stories.
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Where the People Were
Published on: 07/05/2025Â |Â Contributors: Gowri Subramanya