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TM Issue no. CMS/01/2020 COUNCIL ON MONUMENTS & SITES Council on Monuments and Sites ICOMOS Image by Priyanka Panjwani Image by Priyanka INDIA June-September 2020 Image of the issue........ CENTRAL VISTA Jansthal, a peoples' place An awareness campaign to retain Delhi's unique heritage for its people. A platform for people from diverse backgrounds to share their thoughts on how to Note from the retainInside.... the significance of this common public place. NORTH ZONE Central Vista Report Convenor by (CVWC) Central Communication - in all its many forms and facets - has always been an important Vista Working Sub- COMOS. Committee component of basic human existence. As such, even before the words ‘Covid-19’ 15th September - 18th October 2020 OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES I ND I A Central Vista, the main axis of the city of How to Participate: and ‘Corona Virus’ became part of everyday speech, ICOMOS India was ICOMOS India's Central Vista Working Committee invites 04 New Delhi, is a ceremonial path and a public you to share your memories of the Central Vista space, accessible to people from all walks of life. 'Jansthal', a People Place. These could be photos, drawings, illustrations, doodles, video clips or any other already focussing on improving ways of communicating and sharing news and The Government of India has initiated a medium that you may like to send. Supporting captions/ redevelopment plan for the Central Vista. ICOMOS descriptions should not exceed 100-125NORTH words. EAST India is concerned that the dynamics of this Send your entries to [email protected] heritage place will change from being a cultural with the subject line: Our-Central-Vista_ <fullname>. information within our membership. core to an administrative corridor. The endeavor is to maintain free access to this national Note: Your entries will be posted on ICOMOS India's Facebook page and lnstagram handles.ZONE - NSC-ICH cultural space for the general public. The Central Vista has universal significance as • Entries should be free of copyright claims. a "People's Place", valued for both its tangible and • Supporting captions/descriptions- 100-125 words. Intangible heritage. • For queries, please contact [email protected] on Bihu : Lockdown saw most of us in frequent virtual contact with our professional Agrarian Festival of colleagues across the globe, perhaps more extended and useful than we may Assam have thought possible when the year 2020 dawned. Lockdown 2020 became an extended phase of numerous webinars and online conferences, and internet 14 or smart phone related exchanges for most of us.It also resulted in several EAST ZONE - exceptionally memorable ICOMOS India collaborative virtual meetings. NSC-HTV Webinar Series Webinars, online courses and virtual conferences seem to be here to stay, at least Concepts, for the immediate future, and as we hone our skills in communicating via LED Framework, Needs or whatever screens, Icomos India is happy to announce the formal start of our and Experiences - Quaterly Newsletters. Focus West Bengal 16 The Newsletters will share details of activities by NSCs, members, zones, and NSC-VA so forth, and of conferences and publications. We invite all our Comos India NSC NSC-RP members to share in this new venture. ACTIVITIES NSC-Fort NSC-Theophil 07 Introducing the Newsletter We are happy to announce an ICOMOS January - March), July (news from ICOMOS India Newsletter is being India Quarterly Newsletter (an April - June), October (news from July undertaken as a part of Publication e-publication) that will cover all events - September) and Janurary (news from Activities by the Executive Committee. from June 2020. As you all may be October - December) every year. The work has been initiated by setting aware, the intention of coming out with a up a Sub-Committee with following Quarterly Newsletter was announced in the PUBLICATION SUB-COMMITTEE members of ICOMOS India: AGM 2020 by the Secretary of ICOMOS The Publications Sub-Committee was India. The need for being updated about formulated to publish quarterly newsletter Ms Rima Hooja: Vice President and the activities of ICOMOS India has also to disseminate information to all members; Convener of the Sub-Committee been voiced by many members and NSC to Publish academic monographs, Ms Shalini Dasgupta: Secretary Coordinators in the past. As a follow conference proceedings, symposium Ms Poonam Trambadia: WZ Rep up of all these conversations, this is the papers, Webinar proceedings, etc. for Mr Nishant Upadhyay: CZ Rep first Newsletter from ICOMOS India, outreach & Archiving and to publish peer Ms Jigna Desai: Institutional Rep Quarterly Newsletters will be published reviewed Journal to create higher visibility Mr Arun Menon: NSC Counsellor in the yearly cycle of April (news from for ICOMOS India. 1 TM Council on Monuments and Sites From the Secretariat The New Executive Nomination of Committee Institutional Member as Ex-Com Member As per the RR 12.xviii in the MoA, the seat for Institutional member in the Executive Committee shall be held by rotation among various institutional members based on a draw of lots. The draw of lot was conducted by the President from among the voting institutional members – CEPT University, Aga Khan Trust for Culture and Sushant School of Art and Architecture. The CEPT University won the draw. ICOMOS India’s first online AGM was successfully conducted on 12th June 2020. The AGM was attended by 142 members including 80 voting members. The Executive Committee Election results were announced during the AGM. The new Executive Committee elected (2020-2023) is as under - Mr. Navin Piplani - President Ms. Rima Hooja - Vice President CEPT University nomination was unanimously Ms. Shalini Dasgupta - Secretary agreed by the Ex-Com members. Ms. Priyanka Singh - Treasurer Ms. Ananya Bhattacharya - East Zone Representative Dr. Jigna Desai was nominated as the CEPT Ms. Poonam Trambadia - West Zone Representative (Institutional Member) representative on the Ms. Smita Makhija - North Zone Representative Executive Committee. Mr. GSV Surya Narayana Murthy - South Zone Representative Mr. Nishant Upadhyay - Central Zone Representative Dr. Jigna Desai - Representative CEPT (Institutional member) Appointment of new The official hand over between the outgoing and new Executive Committee was organized through zoom platform on 20th June. NSC Counsellor We would like to thank the outgoing President Prof Kiran Joshi, Vice President Ms.Gurmeet Rai, Treasurer Ms.Sangeeta Bais, North Zone The term of the NSC Representative Ms.Radhika Dhumal, Central Zone Representative Counsellor, Dr. Jigna Desai, Dr. Sarvesh Kumar and Institutional Member Representative Ms.Vidhu concluded on 31 July 2020. Gandhi for their invaluable support to ICOMOS India during their The NSC Counsellor is tenure. a post nominated by the Executive Committee of COMOS for a period North East Zone Representative of two years. The Call for Candidature for NSC The members expressed the need to appoint a Counsellor with modalities Zonal Representative from the newly formed of engagement, Scope of Work and North East Zone. It was agreed that the Qualifications was circulated on the listserv East Zone Representative, Ms. Ananya and the website for all members of ICOMOS Bhattacharya coordinated among the 7 India to respond. ExCom received two members of North East Zone to arrive at a applications in response. consensus member representative, who shall The Ex Com evaluated the two applications coordinate activities in the region and became and unanimously agreed to nominate Prof. a part of the Executive Committee once they Dr. Arun Menon.He took charge from 1st of complete the minimum 2 year term. September, 2020. We welcome the new NSC Mr. Shankar Krishna Das was unanimously accepted as the Counsellor, Prof. Dr. Arun Menon and look North East Zone Coordinator by the members of the Zone. forward to the NSC’s working with him. 2 ICOMOS INDIA ~ QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER | JULLY-SEPTEMBER 2020 TM Council on Monuments and Sites ANNOUNCEMENTS Note from the Announcement of Publications Sub-Committee Secretary The secretariat announced on 25th September,2020 via listserv, the 1 It gives me great pleasure to present Publications Sub-Committee with the Objective to publish quarterly the First Newsletter of COMOS India newsletter to disseminate information to all members, to Publish academic showcasing activities from June - monographs, conference proceedings, symposium papers, Webinar September 2020. The Newsletter presents proceedings, etc. for outreach and Archiving and Publication of peer the variety of efforts taken by members reviewed Journal to create higher visibility for ICOMOS India. to promote ICOMOS India agenda and fullfil its vision. It has been our endeavour Announcement for Appointment/ Call for Interns and foremost task to keep the entire 2 Executive Committee (ExCom) of ICOMOS India announced two membership informed regarding all positions for internships to work at the Secretariat looking for enthusiastic, activities, events, meetings, reportings, self-motivated and skilled students or recent graduates in conservation news clippings etc. ICOMOS India practice and research. These positions were specifically opened toYoung promotes Open Communication Policy Professional Members of ICOMOS India, the students and fresh graduates within its membership by launching its from the Institutional Members of ICOMOS India. Quarterly Newsletter, keeping all members abreast with all in-house information and Announcement of Communication Platforms reporting. 3 As an endeavour to make all members aware of the existing and proposed platforms of communication or engagement available, the secretariat put In todays COVID Pandemic times, a comprehensive table of engagements as a ready reckoner.The platforms Conservation of Heritage faces massive were circulated among the members via listserv on 22nd September, 2020. challenges. The far reaching network of ICOMOS India, which spreads through its Announcement of New Membership / Renewals six zones in all corners of the country, came ICOMOS India opened the 1st cycle of the Memberships for the year 2021 together to generate meaningful discourse 4from 1st September 2020.