ICOMOS, India and CEPT University Have a Memorandum of Understanding for Cultural, Educational and Scientific Cooperation in the Area of Conservation
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ICOMOS, India and CEPT University have a memorandum of understanding for cultural, educational and scientific cooperation in the Area of Conservation. Through this, both Institutions wish to share their mutual commitment to quality in research and development in the area. This work is a result of this on- going collaboration. HRIDAY reflections A Monograph on the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India Curators/Editors Jigna Desai Associate Professor and Area Chair for Conservation, Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Coordinator for National Scientific Committee for Historic towns and villages, ICOMOS India. Associate member of International Council for Historic Towns and villages, ICOMOS. [email protected] Gurmeet Rai Founding director and Principal Conservation Architect, Cultural Resource Conservation Initiative(CRCI) India. Expert and voting member, International scientific committee on cultural tourism, ICOMOS. Vice President, ICOMOS India. [email protected] Rutul Joshi Associate Professor, Faculty of Planning. Head of Doctoral office, CEPT University, Ahmedabad [email protected] HRIDAY REFLECTIONS A Monograph on the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India Copyright @ 2017 This work was undertaken as a collaboration between CEPT University and ICOMOS India. Authors of individual articles reserve the right to their material. City HRIDAY Anchors reserve the right to the material produced here from the City HRIDAY Plans. Design Associates: Sabrina Khan Prasanth Narayanan Bhoomi Parmar Cover page photograph: ‘Varanasi’ by Prasanth Narayanan Printers: Siddhi Copiers Financial and strategic support: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India Contents Note from ICOMOS, India Rohit Jigyasu, President Note from CEPT University Bimal Patel, President Foreward K. T. Ravindran, Advisor, HRIDAY Curatorial Notes Part I : Insights and Positions Shiv Visvanathan Geddes and the city Savyasaachi What is Worthy of Conservation? Akshay Kaul Nature systems, processes, resources and Cultural heritage Case Study Kashmir Region Sushma Iyengar ‘HRIDAY’ for those within Need for recognition and integration Sudha Gopalakrishnan Revitalisation of Intangible cultural Heritage in HRIDAY Cities Challenges and Prospects Rutul Joshi Historic city is a ‘slow city’, Slow is beautiful! Champaka Rajagopal Linking Local Political Economy of Historicity to Planning Process Reflections on Impact of Privatisation on Outcomes of the HRIDAY Scheme Process Jagan Shah Recognizing ‘Place’ for Effective Heritage Management and Urban Governance Jigna Desai Another way of making public places in old cities Rohit Jigyasu Reducing Disaster Risks to Urban Cultural Heritage: Challenges and Opportunities Part II : Intent and Practice About HRIDAY City HRIDAY Plans Varanasi, INTACH Gaya, INTACH Warangal, INTACH Ajmer-Pushkar, Dronah Puri, CRCI Amritsar, CRCI Velankanni, Darashaw Dwarka, UMC Badami, ICHN Amaravathi, ICHN and ICLEI, South Asia Mathura, Braj Foundation Kanchipuram, ANL Associates On ground studies, student work at CEPT University Inclusive Agenda, Varanasi Prasanth Narayanan Future Environments, Warangal Sabrina Khan Water and Heritage, Ajmer Aradhana Pandey Public Engagement and Perception,Amritsar Sugam Saini Sense of Place, Dwarka and Mathura Sana Fatma Infrastructure Need Assessment, Dwarka and Mathura Shikha Patel Intangible Heritage and its incorporation,Kanchipuram and Puri Devika Ganesan Part III : Reflections and Way Forward Memoirs of a HRIDAY Anchor Gurmeet Rai ICOMOS Perspective, Notes from the Scientific Committees Way Forward Content Credits and References “Varanasi - dawn on the riverside” by “Patrick Barry” - CC by SA - 2.0 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pbarry/5317987740/in/photostream/ 10 Note from ICOMOS, India Rohit Jigyasu President ICOMOS, India ICOMOS-India (Council on Monuments and Sites) was established in 2010 with a mission to promote and enhance professionalism in conservation and management of India’s diverse heritage. It is the Indian national committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS); a non-governmental international organization dedicated to the conservation of world’s monuments and sites. ICOMOS-India provides a forum where individuals and representatives of institutions drawn from multiple disciplines such as archaeology, architecture, planning, anthropology, sociology, art history and others concerned with conservation, protection, rehabilitation and enhancement of cultural heritage sites and places in India, exchange information and views on principles and practices in the field. The membership is drawn from across India, organised into six geographical zones to ensure adequate regional representation. The scientific work is undertaken through several National Scientific Committees such as Historic Towns and Villages, Cultural Routes, Risk Preparedness, Forts, 20th Century Heritage, Vernacular Heritage, Intangible heritage etc. Through various initiatives, ICOMOS India further helps its members connect with a worldwide network of heritage professionals to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue and build capacities. ICOMOS India is proud to organize the 19th triennial General Assembly in Delhi, India from 11th – 15th December, 2017. The theme of Scientific Symposium is “Heritage & Democracy”. Organised in the largest democracy of the world, the central idea of this Symposium is inspired by the recent, marked shift in global discourse in heritage towards a genuine people-centric policy and practice. How do we facilitate the multiplicity of perceptions that challenge, reject, renegotiate or simply ignore the dominant discourse on heritage? How can we identify, acknowledge and collaborate with caretakers, owners, stakeholders and custodians of heritage from within our diversity? And then, how do we negotiate particular 11 challenges to collectively safeguard our past? These would be some of the questions addressed through the four subthemes: Integrating Heritage and Sustainable Urban Development by engaging diverse communities; Role of Cultural Heritage in building Peace and Reconciliation; Protecting and interpreting Cultural Heritage in the age of digital empowerment; and Culture – Nature Journey. In this regard, the symposium explores the possibilities for cultural heritage in a world of multiple stakeholders, recognising cultural diversity and addressing challenges of equity based decision making amidst local and/or global communities. On the event of this 19th General Assembly, and in context of this Scientific Symposium, ICOMOS India is proud to present this Monograph on HRIDAY cities which is a collaborative effort of CEPT University, also an institutional member of ICOMOS, India, and ICOMOS National Scientific Committee for Historic Towns and Villages and National Scientific Committee for Cultural Routes. The Monograph comprises contributions from ICOMOS members, CEPT university students, academia, conservation professionals and organisations involved in the urban conservation projects of the HRIDAY Scheme of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India. In this regards, it is a unique document that brings together on ground practices and reflections upon them. I thank all experts, members, students, academics, professionals and organisations who have participated and supported this endeavour. I sincerely thank the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India for their support and look forward towards a continued engagement to strengthen the collaboration. 12 Note from CEPT University Bimal Patel President CEPT University I am pleased to present the Reflections on the HRIDAY (Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana) Program curated by ICOMOS India and CEPT University. I sincerely thank the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) for their continuous support and leadership. The timing of this publication could not be more appropriate as it will be inaugurated during the first-ever ICOMOS general assembly in India. CEPT University focuses on understanding, designing, planning, constructing and managing human habitats. Its teaching programs aim to build thoughtful professionals and its research programs deepen understanding of human settlements. CEPT University also undertakes advisory projects to further the goal of making habitats more liveable. Through its education, research and advisory activities, CEPT strives to improve the impact of habitat professions in enriching the lives of people in India’s villages, towns and cities. CEPT University has always valued collaborative practice and critical professional engagements. This monograph puts together reflections by experts, professional work by the practitioners along with the CEPT students’ work. This is the apt collaboration that we would like to promote at the University – students, professionals, academicians and the government working towards improving India’s historic cities. I am also glad to see that this monograph draws upon a multi-disciplinary approach where conservation architects, urban planners and social scientists have come together to reflect upon the past and the future of our historic cities. The issues of infrastructure and architectural conservation pertaining to our historic cities are complex and it is time that singular or unilineal approaches give way to a more comprehensive and plural approach