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curiocity_org The Curio-city Collective @curiocity_org ·
25 Feb

Through walks @GoHalluHallu organises, walkers are encouraged to take the blinders off, to gently learn to re-look at the environment around them and in the process, to build deeper connections with the many narratives that form the fabric of a city.

https://thecuriocitycollective.org/tcc-podcasts/season-2/s02e10-on-looking/

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curiocity_org The Curio-city Collective @curiocity_org ·
22 Feb

At #ReadingCircle, we try to read books that will present us different ways of looking at cities and well being within them.

In our latest read, Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino brings us a fresh perspective.

Join us or explore the books we read: https://thecuriocitycollective.org/tcc-books/book-club/

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curiocity_org The Curio-city Collective @curiocity_org ·
20 Feb

Founded by @aslam_saiyad and @SloganMurugan, @GoHalluHallu is a walking group which invites a practice of slowing down, of looking deeply and of reconnecting with the many aspects of a city - In the process, 'we develop empathy'.

Listen in to our latest: https://thecuriocitycollective.org/tcc-podcasts/season-2/s02e10-on-looking/

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In Episode 10, we speak with Aslam Saiyad, photographer and co-founder of Go Hallu Hallu, which conducts walks in the city. He talks about the importance of slowing down, paying deeper attention to our local environment and how that makes room for empathy. Through walks in less 'visible' areas of the city, he re-introduces people to Mumbai's indigenous communities. Listen to the whole episode: https://thecuriocitycollective.org/tcc-podcasts/season-2/s02e10-on-looking/ Or find us on an app of your choice: https://anchor.fm/the-curio-city-collective https://open.spotify.com/show/04Z40ZG8Ikqh28xlUzr24f https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-curio-city-collective/id1493287277 https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMjEzMmQ2Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurioCity_org https://www.instagram.com/curiocitycollective/
In Episode 9, we speak with two journalists, Yunus Lasania and Serish Nanisetti. Both have a deep connection to the history and heritage of Hyderabad and have brought the city and its bylanes alive through their work. Lasania is the founder of the Hyderabad History Project which organises walks that explore the history of Hyderabad beyond the larger more well known landmarks of the city. Listen to the podcast here: https://thecuriocitycollective.org/tcc-podcasts/season-2/s02e09-a-city-of-memories/ Or find us on an app of your choice: https://anchor.fm/the-curio-city-collective https://open.spotify.com/show/04Z40ZG8Ikqh28xlUzr24f https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-curio-city-collective/id1493287277 https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMjEzMmQ2Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurioCity_org https://www.instagram.com/curiocitycollective/
In Episode 8, we speak with Vijay Dhasmana, rewilder and eco-restoration practitioner. He tells us the riveting story of how a degraded mining site was converted into the flourishing Aravalli Biodiversity Park in Gurugram and explains the why cities urgently need to integrate wild spaces into their planning. Read full transcript: https://thecuriocitycollective.org/s02e08-rewilding-the-urban-vijay-dasmana/ Or find us on an app of your choice: https://anchor.fm/the-curio-city-collective https://open.spotify.com/show/04Z40ZG8Ikqh28xlUzr24f https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-curio-city-collective/id1493287277 https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMjEzMmQ2Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurioCity_org https://www.instagram.com/curiocitycollective/
In this bonus episode, Zai Whitaker, writer and one of the founders of the Madras Crocodile Bank, shares what led her to begin writing books for children. She reads excerpts from her book, Boastful Centipede and Other Creatures and from one of her favourites, Kenneth Graham's The Wind in the Willows. Listen to this very special episode with the kids in your life! Read transcript: https://thecuriocitycollective.org/s02extra03-reading-with-zai/ Or find us on an app of your choice: https://anchor.fm/the-curio-city-collective https://open.spotify.com/show/04Z40ZG8Ikqh28xlUzr24f https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-curio-city-collective/id1493287277 https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMjEzMmQ2Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurioCity_org https://www.instagram.com/curiocitycollective/
In our second extra for the month Sadhana Ramchander, urban tree guide and educator, speaks to us on how we can begin to heal the current disconnection and distance between urban children and the natural world - an important step in the direction towards building a future of renewal and hope.<br /><br />Read the transcript on our website: https://thecuriocitycollective.org/s02extra02-teaching-the-children/
In Episode 6, we chat with Sadhana Ramchander and Kobita Dass Kolli, the curators of the Hyderabad Tree Enthusiasts group. They share the joy of discovering urban trees and foliage, the wonders that lie amidst them and the powerful capacity for healing and learning that green spaces hold for city dwellers.
Deepa Mohan, birder and naturalist guide, shares the ABC of birding and what it involves in this bonus episode. Listen in to hear how you can begin birding from your balcony, neighbourhood or city, wherever you live. Best of all- it takes no equipment or special effort- just a lively curiosity!
In Episode 5, we speak to Deepa Mohan, birder and naturalist guide based in Bangalore. She shares her journey of how she began connecting with the natural world and eventually became an integral part of BngBirds, a birding nature group that has become a learning and growing space for children and adults alike to connect not just with birds but with butterflies, trees, flowers and all that they encounter on walks.
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