INDIA HERITAGE WALK FESTIVAL FEBRUARYFEBRUARY 20192019 FEBRUARY 2019 CONTENTS
24.02 | Art Deco at the Oval Walk, Mumbai
About the walk i Foreword ii Preface iv 1. Event Statistics 1 2. Event Schedule 3 3. Walk Leaders, Speakers, and Facilitators 19 4. Giveaways 23 5. Social Media Engagement 25 6. Coverage 27 7. Partners 29 8. Festival Team 31
24.02 | It All Started with the Big Bang: A 17.02 | The British Calcutta and World Walk through the Natural Museum, War II, Kolkata Chandigarh 37 cities and 114 events across the country. also brought into its fold global audiences, The programme was curated thematically— through social media activity fora. ranging from museums, historically significant FOREWORD We are glad that the second edition of the ABOUT monuments and markets, to explorations of festival has generated deeper interest about interesting natural landscapes and areas Indian culture, while discovering new ways of known for their rich cuisine, and women- The present is a gift of the past. Our cultural exploring and appreciating it. Enthusiastic oriented narratives. The focus was on heritage defines our identities, and is pivotal involvement by people across the country is encouraging and increasing different forms of in connecting communities. The India proof of the fact that there is a need to engage engagement with important heritage spaces, Heritage Walk Festival was initiated by more actively with our cultural pasts in the while also ensuring that these heritage spaces Sahapedia to enable enthusiasts to delve contemporary scenario. were made accessible to various audience deeper into the broad and diverse spectrum groups. of India’s cultural legacy, by exploring We are thankful to our partners and heritage in novel ways. In its first edition, the supporters—United Nations Educational, These efforts were also specially directed festival emerged as a platform to bring Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), towards those groups for whom engagement together historians, aestheticians, artists National Mineral Development Corporation programmes in heritage spaces are commonly and culture experts from around the country (NMDC) and Bird Group, for upholding this India Heritage Walk Festival (IHWF) 2019, unavailable, such as children, the differently- into a conversation about heritage. collective vision. I hope that the festival will the second edition of the month-long abled, and those from economically continue to inspire people to experience celebration of India’s tangible and intangible disadvantaged backgrounds. Sahapedia also With the second edition of the festival, our Indian heritage in a variety of ways. cultural heritage, was led by Sahapedia in curated special walks and events with specific vision was to reach out to various sections of partnership with United Nations Educational, user groups in mind, such as students, the population and provide unique ways for Scientific and Cultural Organization travellers, local residents, and professional people to engage with heritage. Specially (UNESCO). This year, the festival was groups such as photographers, designed walks for underprivileged and Dr Sudha Gopalakrishnan supported by National Mineral Development conservationists, and so on. Through the specially-abled groups were curated, in Corporation (NMDC), a state-run mineral MENTOR, festival, Sahapedia and UNESCO aimed to keeping with Sahapedia’s vision of producer and explorer. The event’s bookings INDIA HERITAGE WALK FESTIVAL highlight these issues for other institutions in inclusiveness for all. Collaborating with were facilitated by Odigos, an app that the culture space, and emphasise the need to organisations and individuals from around makes travel and discovery easier in India. make heritage spaces more interesting and the country, the second edition of the festival inclusive. expanded its scope to tier-2 and tier-3 cities, With its varied line-up, the festival explored creating local partnerships at the grassroots the diversity that characterises the cultural As a part of the closing ceremony and to level. fabric of our country, such as, food, heritage, celebrate another successful edition of the nature, art, architecture, and so on. There festival, artists Rana Pratap Senger and Rajesh Dialogues, exchanges and discussions were walks, talks, workshops and Instameets Kumar performed Dastan-e-Chouboli at the around aspects of culture were encouraged across India—covering a broad spectrum of Roseate House, New Delhi, on February 28. through our series of Baithaks. The festival Indian heritage and culture. The festival The evening was graced by more than 50 expanded its reach through the inclusion of guests from the cultural and allied fields.
i ii travelers, will play the role of a tech-enabler edition of the India Heritage Walk Festival fea- for Sahapedia’s IHWF bookings. tured a series of guided trails, titled ‘Anubhu- FOREWORD PREFACE ti’, designed for persons with disabilities and The Bird Group has also recently signed an those from economically or socially disadvan- MoU with the Ministry of Tourism, Government taged backgrounds. Heritage sites are reflections of our of India, for its audio-guide app ‘Audio Even though built heritage is all around us, magnificent history, cultural traditions and Odigos’ under the ‘Adopt a Heritage’ project in our busy daily lives we often miss out on The festival also explored various formats and ancestry. of Government of India, which will further connecting with our cultural environment. forums like Instameets, panel discussions, and enhance the experience of heritage tourism. With a vision to address this lacuna, the performing arts. The festival concluded in Del- To be able to see them, experience them, Our association with Sahapedia brings us a second edition of the India Heritage Walk hi with an immersive session of the dastangoi learn more about them from an expert, and step closer to achieving our vision. festival focused on being interactive and tradition of Urdu story-telling, underscoring participate in an interesting exchange of immersive. Sahapedia collaborated with or- the importance of intangible culture with an thoughts and knowledge—especially in the ganisations and experts across 37 cities in art form that has witnessed a major revival in august company of those who appreciate India, to curate walks and craft experiences the recent past. culture—is indeed a privilege. India Heritage Dr Ankur Bhatia that would sensitise and inspire people to Walks do exactly that. During these walks, engage deeply with their cities, towns, mon- With a presence across the country and the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, inclusion of more than 17 tier-2 and tier-3 cit- besides historical facts, one also explores BIRD GROUP uments and histories. The plurality of Indian emotional ties with a place, its timeless cultural heritage can only be experienced ies, the festival is emerging as one of the larg- traditions, practices, beliefs and values through a diverse approach. This edition of est growing networks of heritage walks in the associated with its heritage. the festival explored a wide range of themes country. Along with our collaborators, partners and styles for the walks and talks, combin- and supporters—United Nations Educational, Over the years, understanding of heritage in ing elements of story-telling, food-tasting, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNES- India has gradually evolved from mere poetry, photography, discussions and more. CO), National Mineral Development Corpora- protection of historic monuments to that of This creative approach resonates with Saha- tion (NMDC) and Bird Group, we hope to see preservation and showcasing of various art pedia’s vision to democratise access to local the festival develop into an integral part of forms. The Bird Group is committed to history and culture. the cultural calendar of the country, bringing celebrating India’s heritage and artistic together ideas, experiences and exchanges traditions, and developing sustainable While the scope of the festival expanded around culture. tourism with a stronghold in the travel in terms of themes, types of walks and ge- industry. In our quest to make Indian art and ographies, it also brought culture closer to culture inclusive and interactive, Bird Group communities and groups that may otherwise Vaibhav Chauhan supports Sahapedia for their 2nd edition of not get enough opportunities to experience DIRECTOR, India Heritage Walk Festival (IHWF) 2019. heritage in such ways. With a focus on mak- INDIA HERITAGE WALK FESTIVAL Odigos by Bird Group, which aims to ing the festival more inclusive and facilitating streamline guided tour experiences of easier access to heritage sites, the second
iii iv IHWF 2019 AN OVERVIEW
28 22 37 9 EVENTS DAYS STATES+UT CITIES THEMES
2000+ 40+ 78 2cr+ 130+ 1.08m PARTICIPANTS PARTNERS WALK LEADERS MEDIA VALUE ARTICLES IMPRESSIONS
1 2 EVENT SCHEDULE HERITAGE WALKS
Agra Ahmedabad Mumbai UTTAR PRADESH GUJARAT MAHARASHTRA Amritsar Ajmer Nagpur PUNJAB RAJASTHAN MAHARASHTRA Chandigarh Baroda Nashik UT GUJARAT MAHARASHTRA Delhi Bharuch Pune UT GUJARAT MAHARASHTRA Leh Goa Udaipur JAMMU AND KASHMIR RAJASTHAN UT Bhubaneswar Lucknow Bikaner UTTAR PRADESH RAJASTHAN 03.02 Uncovering the Mysteries of the Vaital Temple Prayagraj Jaipur 17.02 Udayagiri - Decoding the Unknown Tales of UTTAR PRADESH RAJASTHAN the Sunrise Hill Shimla Jodhpur HIMACHAL PRADESH RAJASTHAN Guwahati Varanasi UTTAR PRADESH 02.02 A Walk Through the Late 19th and Early 20th Century Architectural Landscape of Guwahati City Itanagar Bengaluru ARUNACHAL PRADESH KARNATAKA Itanagar Bhubaneswar Chennai 16.02 Exploring Folklores at Itanagar’s Gyakar Sinyik ODISHA TAMIL NADU Guwahati Hyderabad ASSAM TELANGANA Kolkata Kolkata Kochi 02.02 From the Canvas of the Past: An Art Walk at WEST BENGAL KERALA the Victoria Memorial Patna Puducherry 03.02 Chinese Establishments in Calcutta: A Walk BIHAR UT around Chinapara Shillong Secunderabad 05.02 Confluence of Cultures: Bow Barracks to Burrabazar MEGHALAYA TELANGANA 10.02 Discovering the Heritage of Shovabazar and Kumortuli Gwalior 10.02 India’s Oldest Chinatown Walk MADHYA PRADESH 17.02 The British Calcutta and World War II Walk Orchha MADHYA PRADESH Patna Raipur 10.02 A Heritage Trail to Darbhanga House CHHATTISGARH 17.02 Patna Heritage Walk – Reminiscing the 19th Century
Shillong 03.02 Nature Walk to Mawlongbna Fossil Park 17.02 Visiting Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures 3 4 Ahmedabad 02.02 Walking the Sacred Route 03.02 Delicacies of the Walled City of Amdavad 09.02 Women and the Walled City of Ahmedabad 10.02 Sair- e- Sarkhej 17.02 Ahmedabad Heritage Walk: Mandir to Masjid Ajmer 10.02 A Walk through the Havelis and Temples of Ajmer Baroda 03.02 A Photo Walk through Persian Facades at Hazira Maqbara Bharuch
03.02 Kadia Dungar Revisiting the Buddhist Caves Bikaner 03.02 Bikaner Bandhej Trail: A Journey Exploring Tie & Dye Goa 09.02 Rediscovering the Historic Panaji City 17.02 The Making of Margao Jaipur 17.02 A Glimpse of the Stories Behind the Temples of Jaipur Jodhpur 03.02 Descend into the History of Water Conservation 23.02 Through the Blue Gorge: Brahmpuri Mumbai 02.02 The Mumbai Street Art Walk 03.02 Touring the Calm Forts and Buzzing Bazaars of Sion 09.02 Peshwas of Bombay: Exploring the Architectural History of Old Panvel 10.02 A Glimpse of Persian Architecture in Mumbai 17.02 Kanheri Caves: A Treasure Trove of History 17.02 In Fact & Fiction: Walking with Words 24.02 Art Deco at the Oval Walk Heritage Beyond the Walls: Bombay Fort Walk Gwalior 24.02 17.02 Of Splendour and Vibrancy: Gwalior and its Nagpur Rich Ruins 03.02 Nagpur’s Story of Evolution
Orchha Nashik 10.02 Palace Stroll in Orchha 23.02 Taste of Nashik- A Walk Exploring Temples and Food Pune Raipur 02.02 Hidden Gems of Laxmi Road 13.02 Raipur Heritage Walk - Going Back to the 09.02 Revisiting the Historic Remnants of Pune Colonial Era 16.02 Ensemble of Sarkarwada - History through Time and Space Udaipur 5 6 02.02 A Walk Towards the Skyline: Sajjangarh Fort 09.02 A Heritage Trail in Historic Ahar
Agra Bengaluru Revisiting the Forgotten Heritage of Pete 03.02 A Walk to Sikandra - Emperor Akbar’s Tomb 17.02 Down the Memory Lane - Walking through 09.02 The Tomb of I’timad-ud-Daulah: The Final 24.02 Devotion of a Daughter Historical Malleshwaram 10.02 Story of Spices: A Curated Food and Cultural Tour of Agra Chennai 16.02 Lens and Tales: A Photo Walk through the 02.02 Story of an Ancient Town - Mylapore Lanes of Old Agra 03.02 The Old-World Charm of Triplicane 23.02 Discover the Alleys of Royapettah Amritsar 16.02 Witnessing the Glorious Past of Gobindgarh Fort Hyderabad 17.02 A Heritage Walk in the Old Walled City of Amritsar 03.02 Tales of Golconda’s Final Siege and Fall Chandigarh 03.02 The Sufi Walk at Dargah Yousufain Sharifain 10.02 Chowmahalla Palace - A Walk through Nostalgia 10.02 The Creation of History: A Museum Walk at 17.02 Hidden Sufi Pearls of Aghapura Maison Pierre Jeanneret 24.02 Following the Historical Road to Naubat 17.02 Sensual to Spiritual: Women in Indian Art Pahad 24.02 It all Started with the Big Bang: A Walk through the Natural History Museum Kochi Delhi 03.02 500 Years of the Kochi Fort: Going Down the 02.02 Of Spice, Sugar and Spittoons: Stories of Khari Baoli Memory Lane 03.02 Purana Qila: A journey through the Sixth 10.02 Mattancherry - The Melting Pot of Cultures City of Delhi 16.02 The Making of Fort Kochi 05.02 The Hidden Gems of the Mughal Period 17.02 Tracing the Journey of Ernakulam Town in 09.02 Seeking Colour and Form on the Street Modern Times 09.02 Studying Lodi Gardens As Repositories Of Memory And Identity Puducherry 10.02 Jahanpanah: Exploring a Lost City 02.02 Rediscovering the South Indian Bronze Collections 10.02 Green India Clean India Walk - Exploring of Pondicherry Mountains in Delhi at Okhla with Adults 09.02 Scouting Through the Sacred Spaces of Pondicherry 17.02 Walking with the Djinns- Feroz Shah Kotla 23.02 Of Queens and Concubines – The Mughal Harem of the Red Fort Secunderabad 23.02 The Old City and its Antique Charms 03.02 A Sufiana Safar to Moula Ali 24.02 An Artisanal Walk: Designs and Dyes 10.02 Revisiting the Historic Churches of Lucknow Secunderabad 10.02 A Heritage Walk in Old Lucknow 17.02 The Garden Palace of Lucknow: Qaiser Bagh Leh 28.02 Old Town Leh walk Prayagraj 17.02 Trailing the Churches of Allahabad: The Colonial Capital of Uttar Pradesh Shimla 17.02 Glimpses of Shimla’s Architecture and Scenic Beauty – Walk the Mall Road Varanasi 02.02 Visiting Varanasi’s Lesser Known Heritage Sites 17.02 Kardameshvara Temple - The Oldest Living Temple of Varanasi 7 8 The British Calcutta and World 17.02 | 02.02 | Of Spice, Sugar and Spittoons: 10.02 | Discovering the Heritage of War II , Kolkata Stories of Khari Baoli, Delhi Shovabazar and Kumortoli, Kolkata
Down the Memory Lane: Chowmahalla Palace: A Walk 24.02 | 10.02 | Walking through Historical Through Nostalgia, Hyderabad Malleshwaram, Bengaluru 09.02 | Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We EVENT SCHEDULE Came From, Delhi BAITHAKS
Delhi Looking for Shahid 23.02 | Stories of Akbar and Jahangir, Delhi 03.02.2019 Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee, Nishat Zaidi, Manan Kapoor
Delhi Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From 09.02.2019 Tony Joseph
Delhi Stories of Akbar and Jahangir 23.02.2019 Parvati Sharma
Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: City with a Past 09.02.2019 Esther David
Kolkata Changing River Courses in Bengal 16.02.2019 Rudra Kalyan
Guwahati A Visual History of Printing in Assam 16.02.2019 Dr Raj Kumar Mazinder
Kolkata Space, Community and Heritage in Kolkata’s Grey Town 23.02.2019 Supriya Chaudhari
Guwahati Sculptural Heritage of Ancient Pragjyotishpur 23.02.2019 Dr Manjil Hazarika
Kochi Shattered and Chiselled 08.02.2019 Vinu V.V. in conversation with M.R. Renukumar
16.02 | Changing River Courses in Kochi Sustainable Tourism and Participatory Heritage Conservation Bengal, Kolkata 19.02.2019 Sumesh Mangalassery
11 EVENT SCHEDULE SPECIAL EVENTS
For persons with disabilities
Bhubaneswar Experiencing the Kalinga Temple 03.02.2019 Architectural Style at Mukteswara Temple 3:00 PM Facilitated by: Nituranjan Dash Partnered with: CYSW Anubhuti Kolkata Engaging with the Nehru Children’s Museum 21.02.2019 Facilitated by: Swati Mishra 12:00 Noon Partnered with: The Makers Collaborative, Hope Foundation
Mumbai Gilbert Hill - Only 66 Million Years Old 18.02.2019 Facilitated by: Siddhant Shah DESIGNED EXPERIENCES SPECIALLY 10:00 AM Partnered with: Access For All
For underprivileged children
Delhi Understanding Organic Farming with Upcycling Waste Material 14.02.2019 Facilitated by: Ashim Bery 10:00 AM Partnered with: Sweccha
Shillong Exploring the Don Bosco Museum 16.02.2019 Facilitated by: Naphi Lyngdoh 9:00 AM Partnered with: St. John Bosco School, Sohra
Exploring the History of Modern India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Delhi 03.02 | Experiencing the Kalinga Temple 14.02.2019 Museum Architectural Style at Mukteswara 10:00 AM Facilitated by: Shashank Gupta Temple, Bhubaneswar
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Delhi Storyfic: Interactive Mythological Storytelling Workshop 08.02.2019 Facilitated by: Sundeep and Ruchi 3:00 PM Partnered with: Cobalt Blue Foundation Inc
Ahmedabad Mata Ni Pachedi - A Hands-on Workshop 16.02.2019 Facilitated by: Medha Shah 10:00 AM Workshops
Kolkata Animals and Birds in Science and Arts at Indian Museum 24.02.2019 Facilitated by: Swati Mishra 11:00 AM Partnered with: The Makers Collaborative
Styles within Style - Devanagari Calligraphy Bengaluru 16.02 | Mata Ni Pachedi: A Hands-on 10.02 | Visualising Street Art: Discovering 24.02.2019 Facilitated by: Pradnya Naik Workshop, Ahmedabad Lodhi Art District, Delhi 10:00 AM
Delhi Visualising Street Art: Discovering Lodhi Art District 10.02.2019 Facilitated by: Gaurav Raturi 9:30 AM Partnered with: Great Walls of India 24.02 | Animals and Birds in Science and Arts at Indian Museum, Kolkata Kolkata Amongst the Ghats and Flowers 17.02.2019 Facilitated by: Manjit Singh Hoonjan 7:00 AM Partnered with: Calcutta Photo Tours Instameets
15 CLOSING CEREMONY DASTANGOI PERFORMANCE
28.02 | Dastan-e-Chouboli performed by Rana Pratap Senger and Rajesh Kumar
Dastan-e-Chouboli is an adaptation of Vijaydan Detha’s version of a Rajasthani folktale. Princess Chouboli has vowed that she will only marry a man who can make her speak four times in one night. 17 times 24 princes have tried and failed and are now rotting in the dungeons, grinding fodder for horses. A brave and valiant Thakur, who shoots 108 arrows through his wife’s nose- ring every day, wishes to try his luck. What happens to him? How will Chouboli be won? Containing a story within a story within a story, some of them pan-India favourites, Dastan-e-Chouboli is a funny, bitter, sarcastic and lyrical take on Indian life.
17 WALK LEADERS SPEAKERS AND FACILITATORS
Dushyant Chauhan Esther David EP Unny Iftekhar Ahsan Gaurav Raturi Gagandeep Aujla
AR Banerjee Alisha Sadikot Amit Ranjan Amita Sharma Amitabha Gupta Amol Wanjari Gopal Singh Chouhan Haseeb Jafferi Hemant Joshi J Sundararaman Jitendra Kumar Johann Kuruvilla
Jyoti J Khemka Jyoti Shukla Karil Soral Kavita Gupta Kshitija Pande Lata Iyer Anal Jha Anand Kumar Aniket Gadhave Ansaar Dewan Anthony Thommen Archit Maheshwari
Archana Sharma Ashim Bery Ashwini Nawathe Avita Khawas Balagopal CK CS Barua Lubna Rafiq MR Renukumar Malay Mandal Manan Kapoor Mandira Neware MF Bhattacharjee
Debika Mondal Dhara Mayavat Diksha Goel Dinesh Khanna Dron Patel Duli Ete Manjit Hoonjan Manjil Hazarika Medha Shah Meghna Sheth Mrigtrishna Rathore Mohit Gupta
19 20 Naphibahun Lyngdoh Naved Zia Neethu Matthew Nituranjan Das Nityaa Iyer Payal Vig Stuti Mishra Sujatha Balakrishnan Sukrit Sen Sundeep Supriya Shelar Supriya Chaudhuri
Priya Poddar Parvati Sharma Poorvi Jhawar Pradnya Naik Prakash Rathod Ramachandra Sumesh Mangalasseri Suruchi Khubchandani Swapna Joshi Swati Mishra Tahir Ahmed Tahaer
Rajkumar Mazinder Reeti Roy Rohit Sanatani Ruchi Rudra Kalyan Saloni Jaiswal Tashi Morup Tathagata Neogi Tejashree Lakras Tony Joseph Urvashi Chudawala Varun Hegde
Sanket Bhatt Samayita Banerjee Sawan Yadav Shadab Hassan Khan Shaikh Sohail Shashank Gupta Venu VV Yunus Lasania Nishat Zaidi
Shivani Gupta Siddhant Shah Sneha Nagarkar Sonali Jaiswal Soumyadeep Roy Sourabh Marathe
21 22 GIVEAWAYS FROM IHWF 2019
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23 SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENTS AND IMPRESSIONS
TWITTER CONTEST WINNERS
25 26 Times of India, Kolkata The Indian Express COVERAGE Deccan Chronicle PRINT AND DIGITAL
Matrubhumi, Kochi
Hindustan Times
28 PARTNERS
29 30 26 FESTIVAL TEAM PARTNERED WITH
FESTIVAL MENTOR Sudha Gopalakrishnan
FESTIVAL DIRECTORS Vaibhav Chauhan, Neha Paliwal SUPPORTED BY
FESTIVAL OUTREACH HEAD Ela Gupta
FESTIVAL MANAGER Shweta Keshri
PROGRAMME CURATORS Walks: Moby Sara Zachariah, Mrinal Sony, Priya Poddar Special Programs: Soniya Kanchan, Priya Poddar BOOKINGS POWERED BY Baithaks: Rahul Yadav, Shweta Keshri
DESIGN TEAM Bhavya Kumar, Pratyush Kashyap
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT Soniya Kanchan, Rahul Yadav PRINT PARTNER PR AGENCY
WEBSITE TEAM Dharmendra Sharma, Amit Kumar Aman
FINANCE TEAM Ram Krishna Banerjee, Deepak Kumar, Laxmi
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