Hyderabad, Sept. 21 -- As the city was starting to wake up yesterday, a group of over thirty people gathered in the central courtyard of Moazzam Jahi Market around 8 am. Curious onlookers walked by, wondering what the crowd was up to, unaware that this gathering was about to read the city's streets in an entirely new and unique way. Guided by book designer and researcher Ragini Siruguri as part of the Shehr Festival, the Lettering Landscapes walk set out to decode the signboards across Hyderabad's one of the most commercial areas- Osmangunj.

What began as an observation of shop facades quickly unfolded into a deep dive into how typography and design define micro-territories, preserve local history, and reflect the city's vibrant multilin...