featuredJune 2026 · 6 min read
Reading the land before drawing the line
How we walk a plot for weeks before a single stake goes in, and why the oldest tree on site almost always decides the master plan.
The Grove Journal · field notesSlow reading,
Slow reading,
from the grove.
Considered writing from our planners, architects and buyer's desk, on the craft of land, the small print of RERA, and what it means to live well in Bengaluru's second half of the century.
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A shelf of short reads.
New writing lands every few weeks. Nothing algorithmic, just what we thought was worth setting down.
May 2026 · 5 min read
Why managed farmlands are having a moment
The urban Bengalurean is buying land again, but not for a plot number. They are buying a weekend, a mango season, and a way to belong to soil.
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April 2026 · 7 min read
RERA in plain English: what a buyer should actually check
A short, jargon-free tour of the RERA registration, the carpet-area vs super-area confusion, and the four documents to always ask for before signing.
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February 2026 · 6 min read
Designing for the Bengaluru monsoon (not just against it)
Deep eaves, raised plinths, permeable driveways, and a stubborn refusal to specify shiny tiles. Small choices that turn a rainy weekend from a nuisance into the best part of the week.
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December 2025 · 4 min read
The small economics of native planting
A native tree costs less, drinks less, lives longer, and hosts twenty times the birdlife of an imported ornamental. The math is not close.
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