An editorial project by Matter in partnership with Şişecam Flat Glass, PRAXIS investigates the work and positions of diverse contemporary architecture practices in India. Elaborating on the workings of his eponymous Kolkata-based practice, Abin Design Studio, Abin Chaudhuri discusses what it means to be an informed practice for ADS – pushing boundaries in both the public and the private realm. He provides an insight into the different trajectories that shaped the foundations and ethos of their interdisciplinary studio, and ideals that contribute towards creation of architecture and smaller infrastructures for different cultural, social and geographical contexts in rural and urban India alike.