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The architecture of the old havelis
Courtyards, jharokas and thick walls built for heat long before air conditioning.
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The new cafés and the old dhabas
Two ways to spend an evening out, and what each says about the city.
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Design & craftFeature
How blue pottery got its blue
Cobalt, ground quartz and a kiln that runs all night. Inside a family studio.
CultureEssay
Why small bookshops are opening again
Cafés, readings and staff who actually read. A new kind of bookshop in Karachi.
City lifeFeature
The architecture of the old havelis
Courtyards, jharokas and thick walls built for heat long before air conditioning.
IdeasEssay
What we owe the places we grew up in
An essay about leaving, returning and the small towns that made us.
Design & craftProfile
The tailors of the old bazaar
Measurements in a notebook, a tape around the neck and thirty years of regular customers.
CultureFeature
A film club that meets on a rooftop
A projector, a white sheet and forty plastic chairs. The best cinema in town.
City lifeEssay
The new cafés and the old dhabas
Two ways to spend an evening out, and what each says about the city.
IdeasEssay
Why handwritten notes still matter
In an age of instant messages, the slowness is the message.
Design & craftFeature
Block printing comes back into fashion
Young designers are reviving carved wooden blocks. The old printers have mixed feelings.
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