Mumbai Matters

An Architecture Student’s Vision for Building a Greener Mumbai – Edition 2

On September 4th, 2020, Waatavaran invited three visionary architects and urban planners of Mumbai – Rahul Kadri of IMK Architects, Pranav Naik of Studio Pomegranate, and Shilpa Chandawarkar, a professor at the Indian Education Society’s College of Architecture – to initiate a dialogue on Mumbai’s Green Recovery. With them, we invited young architecture and planning…

An Architecture Student’s Vision for Building a Greener Mumbai – Edition 1

On September 4th, 2020, Waatavaran invited three visionary architects and urban planners of Mumbai – Rahul Kadri of IMK Architects, Pranav Naik of Studio Pomegranate, and Shilpa Chandawarkar, a professor at the Indian Education Society’s College of Architecture – to initiate a dialogue on Mumbai’s Green Recovery. With them, we invited young architecture and planning…

An Ode To The Flamingo

Every year the lesser flamingos paint Aamchi Mumbai’s skies with a hue of pink that can melt even the hardest of hearts. Think of it as our own version of the enchanted ceiling. This year, to honour their return to our land, the Ministry of Mumbai’s Magic decided to celebrate them in literary style, literally. …

Why do we need a Ministry of Mumbai’s Magic?

Mumbai is a city created from seven islands through a series of land reclamations dating back to the 1700s. The same coastline that has been constructed by nature and human engineering is now under threat, according to reports which state the city will be regularly flooded by 2050. The narrow geography of the city and…

Hello, Mumbai!

Ministry of Mumbai’s Magic is a community where young Mumbaikars thrive, and use their creativity and collective power for good. Our collective aims to create a climate movement of young Mumbaikars like us, who are interested in an inclusive and active climate debate, to safeguard our future and Mumbai’s future. Our aim is to develop…

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