The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) is a national
education, research, practice and capacity development institution committed to
the equitable, sustainable and efficient transformation of Indian cities, towns
and villages.


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Last push, guys! Vote now! The TNUSSP team and Media Lab have submitted Parameshwari's story as an entry to the World Emptying Challenge at FSM 6. This is our video : https://youtu.be/aVQ2q4o6kSs
Votes will be recorded in the form of ‘likes’ from viewers. Please hit like, spread the word, and share the link! Voting closes today, 3.30 pm!

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The TNUSSP team and Media Lab have submitted Parameshwari's story as an entry to the World Emptying Challenge at FSM 6. Votes will be recorded in the form of ‘likes’ from viewers. Please hit like, spread the word, and share the link! Voting closes today, at 3.30 PM! ‪@fsmalliance‬

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The Urban Fellows Programme (UFP) is back! Yes, it's that time of the year again so start filling out the application form. The nine-month #UFP is interdisciplinary & residential, & introduces learners to diverse forms of urban practice. Apply here: bit.ly/UFP2021-8

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Cities are home to half the world’s seven billion people and contribute to about three-fourth of the global economic output. Learn more about cities in a free, self-paced online course called Sustainable Cities, available on edX: bit.ly/2xMxa0S

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German artist Gábor Doleviczényi will provide an overview of how street art/graffiti can appear in public spaces as part of City Scripts. The virtual tour will be followed by a live conversation on 28 February at 4:15 pm. Register for the session here: bit.ly/CityScripts5

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All you folks interested in learning how to write or illustrate a comic, this workshop by CG Salamander and Sahitya Rani is for you! City Scripts brings you 'Behind the Panel: A Comic Workshop' on 25 February, starting 3 pm. Register here: bit.ly/CityScripts5

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'Documenting our Lives and Cities during COVID-19: A Panel by the Journal Collective' will showcase works of women* photographers from the US, India, Columbia, Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal and Saudi Arabia on 25 February 2021 at 6:30 pm. Register here: bit.ly/CityScripts5

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City Scripts brings you an intercontinental collection of poetic responses to a time when the world dramatically altered, as part of our authors-in-conversation session with the poets and editors of 'Singing in the Dark: A Global Anthology of Poetry under Lockdown'. Join us on 28 February 2021, 7:30 pm onwards on Zoom. Register here: bit.ly/CityScripts5



The urban writings festival is free and open to all!

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City Scripts brings you virtual tours of different library spaces from around the world, accompanied by interactive sessions with their librarians. The discussions will focus on the impact of the pandemic on library spaces, the newfound importance of libraries in our lives & more.


On 27 February, at 3 pm, take a virtual walk through the IIHS Library, IISc Archives, Madras Literary Society, Archives at NCBS and the IFA Archive.



On 28 February, join us for a tour of the Cologne Public Library at 3 pm.



Register here: bit.ly/CityScripts5

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On 25 February, community, academic & public librarians will come together to discuss learnings that could forge a new way forward, as part of City Scripts, an urban writings festival. The session, 'A Conversation With Librarians: Synthesizing 2020 for the Future', starts at 11 am.

Discussants include Sujata Noronha, Bookworm Goa; Lakshmi Karunakaran, educator; Hamsa Kalyani, Library and Information Officer at NIAS; Rama Patnaik, librarian; and M Madhan, Library department, Azim Premji University.

Register here: bit.ly/CityScripts5

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