Open Call | Entangled Ecosystems Grant - Science Gallery Bengaluru

What does a city remember—and what do we remember of a city? A street turned unfamiliar. A building lost to time. A fragrance carried on the wind. As part of Sci560, we invite you to respond to a set of writing prompts that dwell in the textures of urban life—real or imagined, remembered or reimagined. We are inviting writers aged 18 to 30, based in Bengaluru, to respond to a series of writing prompts drawn from contemporary literature that explores the many ways we live in cities. These excerpts—from writers like Anjum Hassan, Michelle Mendonca Bambawale, Karan Mujoo, Unmana, Aishwarya Jha, and Tiffany Tsao—span places like Goa, Jammu, Singapore, and Bengaluru. They reflect on migration, memory, routine, dislocation, and small rituals of belonging. Writing prompts can be seen on the form below. You are encouraged to submit a short piece—essays or poetry—that engages with your own experience of a city. It could be the one you grew up in, the one you live in now, or one entirely imagined. What matters is how the city becomes a part of your story.