These stories capture moments where tradition meets the present—less as a collision, and more as a conversation. Each piece exemplifies the kind of nuanced, thoughtful storytelling we seek to publish here at Patina.
CAN YOU SMELL DESIGN?
Ritupriya Basu
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It’s Nice That
EKLAI
Julia Thomas
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Off Assignment
Through Chai, Searching for a Truer Dubai
Vidya Balachander
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Vittles Magazine
The Art of Chess Carving in India
Roxanne Hoorn
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Atlas Obscura
The Kitchen with Two Doors
Kristina Kasparian
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Longreads
The Striking Krishna Rao Pavilion
Sindhu Shivaprasad
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Paper Planes
A sewing machine as old as independent india
Aanchal Malhotra
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Museum of Material Memory
Manchester After Engels
Richard J. Williams
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Places
The informal art of Indian Food Vending
Farah Yameen
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Vittles Magazine
The hearth of the Matter
Meher Mirza
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Himal Southasian
How the H1-B Visa Changed American Food Culture
Vikram Doctor
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