Month: October 2026

Tagore Town, Prayagraj, has an unusual date attached to its name. Wikipedia says the neighbourhood was built in 1909, four years before Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize, and yet…

Tiruchirappalli Town, Tiruchirappalli, was once enclosed by a fort, and today almost all that’s left of it is a gate and two railway stations named after it. The old fort…

Tangla Town, Assam, was once part of a trade route that stretched all the way to Tibet. Monpa traders from Tibet came down to Tangla and nearby Udalguri to buy…

Jew Town, Kochi, has exactly one Jewish resident left. In May 2026, during Shavuot, Keith Hallegua walked to the Paradesi Synagogue at the end of his cobbled street and prayed…

The Spice Town, Bengaluru, is a rooftop barbecue buffet, not a locality, though its name makes it easy to mistake for one. It sits on the fourth floor of a…

VBHC Serene Town, Bengaluru, has an unusual quirk online: even its developer’s own website seems to mix it up with another project. VBHC’s official page for Serene Town describes a…

Vagamon Town, Kerala, is surrounded by three hills, each sacred to a different faith. Kurisumala is a Christian pilgrimage site with a Trappist monastery, Thangal Para is a Muslim pilgrimage…

Vellore Town, Vellore, was the site of India’s first large-scale armed rebellion against British rule, and it was sparked by uniforms. In November 1805, the British introduced new dress and…

Dhemaji Town, Assam, has two competing explanations for its name, and both say something true about the place. One, from the Tai Ahom language, reads it as “old village.” Another,…