INTACH Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage Annual Report 2015-16 The INTACH Logo, based on the anthropomorphic copper figure from Shahabad, Uttar Pradesh, belonging to the enigmatic Copper Hoards of the Ganga Valley is the perceived brand image of INTACH. The classic simplicity and vitality of its lines makes it a striking example of primitive man’s creative genius. (circa 1800-1700 BC.) INTACH’s mission to conserve heritage is based on the belief that living in harmony with heritage enhances the quality of life, and it is the duty of every citizen of India as laid down in the Constitution of India. INTACH Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage Annual Report 2015-16 Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) was founded with the vision to create a membership organization to stimulate and spearhead heritage awareness and conservation in India. Today INTACH is recognized as one of the world’s largest heritage organizations, with over 185 Chapters across the Country. CONTENTS 5 Message from Chairman 6 Message from Member Secretary 10 Governing Council and Executive Committee 12 Other Committees 17 EVENTS 29 CONSERVATION 59 DOCUMENTATION 77 TRAINING AND OUTREACH 105 PUBLICATIONS 113 ACTIVITIES OF THE CHAPTERS 134 Legal Cell 135 Audited Accounts 2015-2016 159 Acknowledgements BACKGROUND: Documented wall paintings – Sita Ram Kalyanji Temple; PAGE 4: Work in progress in Laxminath Temple, Jolpa. OBJECTIVES OF INTACH The main aim and objectives of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) are: To create and stimulate an awareness among the public for the preservation of the cultural and natural heritage of India. To understand measures for the preservation and conservation of natural resources and cultural properties. To undertake measures for the preservation of not only historic buildings but also of historic quarters and towns, domestic architecture displaying artistic and skilled craftsmanship. To undertake the documentation of cultural and natural heritage. To undertake pilot conservation projects. To promote the preservation of traditional arts and crafts. To create a suitable forum for the exchange of ideas and techniques to facilitate study, courses, workshops, conferences, etc. To undertake the publications of journals, books, newsletter posters in furtherance of the objectives of the Society. To set up and maintain libraries and information centers to facilitate the study of cultural and natural heritage. To constitute chapters in India to promote the objectives of the Society. CONSERVATION CHAIRMAN, INTACH MESSAGE INTACH has consistently proclaimed that ‘heritage’ is a shared national wealth. The consolidation of INTACH and its Chapters as knowledge centers of heritage remained the main focus of our activities during 2015-16. New initiatives like the capacity building courses for members, interactive programmes to sensitize the PWD, municipal and other Government agencies on heritage conservation were launched. Research scholarships and more importantly documentation of unprotected tangible and intangible heritage was sustained and enhanced. The Heritage Education Programmes with expansion of ‘Heritage Clubs’ network with the involvement of Chapters, sensitized thousands of school children and resulted in enthusiastic participation in the YOUNG INTACH NEWSLETTER programmes. INTACH publications along with INTACH journals have a wide Chapters network with 185 centers for disseminating heritage awareness amongcirculation. the general The most public. significant development is the expansion of INTACH A unique and astounding example is the conservation of ‘Jolpa Temple’ in Rajasthan, where villagers reclaimed their 650 year old heritage with their own monetary contribution. The conservation of Nilgiris Library by Convener Geeta Srinivasan was generously funded by personal involvement in the restoration. In the same spirit the Mandla Chapter succeeded in conserving two ‘Adivasi Temples’. The conservation of a centuries old heritage temple by Chandrapur Chapter is another example of what the Chapters can achieve on their own strength. These efforts serve to remind us that INTACH was created to garner peoples’ involvement, awareness and for their voluntary contribution in the conservation and preservation of our heritage. After 32 years of our existence it is time to break new grounds. We need to constantly re-discover our heritage, by placing greater emphasis on archeology to study the past, art heritage, environmental protection, public education and to inculcate conscious living with the environment. This also serves as an important tool to develop local knowledge of their own history and crafts, and further foster pride in heritage at ground levels. It will enable development of local museums – a great need in smaller cities, towns and villages, to create lives. heritage awareness among common people and its economic benefits to their Most recently INTACH discovered the importance of Geo-Heritage, an un-recognized facet of heritage which can be promoted as major tourist destinations. Our Conveners, Co-Conveners and Chapter Members, and INTACH Executive Committees deserve our appreciation for their selfless contributions and coordination with the professional divisions at Central Office. INTACH can justifiably call itself the INTACH heritage family. With best wishes, Maj. Gen. (Retd.) L.K. Gupta, avsm 5 MEMBER SECRETARY, INTACH MESSAGE 2015-16 was a year of consolidation for INTACH. Both the Chapters and the Head- quarters geared themselves to functioning at a more intensive level. The Chapters being the local representatives of INTACH took up the challenge and up-scaled their numerous educational workshops in partnership with the Headquarters to create awarenessactivities in the field of natural, built and living heritage conservati and spread the message of INTACH. on and conducted As on March 2016 there were 185 State/ local Chapters spread across the country with a total membership of over 8400. The endeavour to enrol members of repute, with interest in INTACH’s mission and activities will continue in the coming years. The Conveners & Co-Conveners’ names and contact details are regularly updated on the INTACH website and 184 Chapters have functional e-mails. An updated Conveners’ directory incorporating all amendments was disseminated. A total of 131 Chapters have submitted the annual audited accounts while 72 Chapters have submitted their annual activity reports. During the year approximately 630 new members were added across all categories. The following 7 new Chapters were established during the year: Guntur-Andhra Pradesh, Bhagalpur-Bihar, Vaishali- Bihar, Palwal-Haryana, Jaipur-Odisha, Sonepur-Odisha, Dhar-Madhya Pradesh. To articulate a more forward looking and inclusive vision of INTACH a meeting of all the State Conveners, was organized on the Foundation Day on 27th-28th January at toINTACH Central Office. An orientation meeting for the new conveners was hel share their experiences with the newly appointed Conveners. During the year,d at the one CapacityCentral Office Building in March Workshop 2016. for Some members experienced of INTACH Conveners Chapters attended was held the conference in October 2015. Members from 12 INTACH Chapters participated in the workshop. Inter-Chapter interaction and collaboration provides synergy and facilitates capacity building. It is heartening to report that inter-state Chapters interaction took place among INTACH Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhaptnam, East Godavari, Machilipatnam and Calicut Chapters resulting in INTACH’s acclaimed ‘Splendours of Indian Architecture Exhibition’ travelling to these Chapters and drawing extensive public interest. Efforts were made throughout the year to forge closer relationships with the Chapters by way of visits, meetings and personal communications. The Chairman visited Odisha, Patna, Shillong, Kodaikanal, Chennai, Lucknow, Bangalore, Pune, Coimbatore, Varanasi chapters and held meetings and wider consultations with members and Conveners and Co-Conveners of these chapters. Director Chapters visited Patna, Dhar, Punjab, Pune, Varanasi, Mandla, Gwalior, Bhagalpur, Guwahati, Shillong and Coimbatore. in connection with various meetings, seminars and ongoing projects. Many Chapters networkedPrincipal Directors and others officials of Central Office visited almost 9 with schools, colleges, universities and like-minded institutions.0-95 Chapters As a result of these interactions more than three lakhs students, youth and the general population were directly impacted and sensitised about heritage and associated issues. 6 Every Division of INTACH has made important contribution spreading the knowledge and work of conservation and the importance of community involvement in protecting its heritage by taking up not only projects but using these projects for demonstration and awareness creation. As a point in case the Natural Heritage Division has taken up the documentation of baolies, traditional water structures and lakes of Rajasthan to draw attention of the State Government to include this very important heritage of the State to re-generate these baolies for the purpose of water conservation. 100 structures have been taken up by Government of Rajasthan for conservation work including 28 from the Shekhawati Region. INTACH is happy that its work has resulted in Government’s initiative in taking up these water structures for conservation and tourism purposes. Similarly projects