Arts and culture reporter Victoria Lautman talks about how she became obsessed with Indian stepwells and her adventures documenting hundreds of them all around India. Vanishing Stepwells Of India With ...

Stepwells, also called baolis, baoris or vavs, are layered wells where the groundwater can be reached by a flight of stairs. Stepwells were an integral part of the ancient and medieval subcontinental ...

Undoubtedly, iconic structures like the Taj Mahal immediately capture the imagination when it comes to Indian architectural masterpieces, but perhaps one of India’s most underrated structural marvels ...

The vibrant financial metropolis of India known as Mumbai contains beneath its skyscraper-studded present an architectural mystery. Historical stepwells exist throughout the city although few people ...

How does temple architecture and stepwell detailing inform modern interior décor? Do the spatial design and mathematical calculations of third spaces in ancient India influence the way artists and ...

Meet the Kota volunteers cleaning Rajasthan’s lakes, baoris, and riverbanks. From Jait Sagar to Chambal, these grassroots ...

What makes a building world-famous? The answer is most likely some combination of magnificence, size, and historical importance. But it's far from an exact science, and many of the world's most ...

Almost everywhere in the world, the built environment meets the water with a hard, almost defensive edge, even in a city like Venice. But the Indian subcontinent has a wonderfully open relationship ...

Tourists in India dutifully make the rounds, visiting the spectacular temples, palaces, and forts the country has to offer. But, even when they're practically under their feet, people often forget ...

Travellers to India are often mesmerised by the country's hidden beauty that reveals itself only when you least expect it. But these images have recorded one of the nation's most treasured and ...

The stepwells (baoris) in and around Amber which were lying neglected since long will now narrate their historical significance. JAIPUR: The stepwells (baoris) in and around Amber which were lying ...