Krupa Rajangam is a Bengaluru-based heritage practitioner-scholar. She is founder-director of the socially engaged heritage collaborative 'Saythu...linking people and heritage' that is led by heritage conservation-management professionals. The team undertakes a mix of consultancy, teaching, and research towards ensuring that conservation in India is seen as an inclusive, integrated social process.
Around six months back, the NGMA (National Gallery of Modern Art) started charging a fee for entry to its premises. The gallery, under the centre’s Ministry of Culture, is supposed to be a public space. Instead, it is being turned into an exclusive space for the select few
Maps from different time periods for Yeshwanthpur together give an interesting account of what the area was once, and points to the changed topography and infrastructure.
A stone facade punctured by large windows, flat chajjas above, glass panels… this unique De Stijl house is a signature work of its talented creator, Amir Jairazbhoy.
The ABIDe recommendations on heritage tries to present a cohesive policy for the protection of the Bengaluru’s cultural riches. But will it be a participative exercise?