Vol. 4 No. 2 November 2017 (Revised Edition)

C E N T R E F O R H E R I T A G E M A N A G E M E N T

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EDITORIAL

The current academic year (2017-2018) has been eventful at the Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University. It began with the Inaugural Seminar to the third batch of the Master of Heritage Management Programme. Subsequently, the centre organised an International Conference on Heritage Management Education and Practice with a focus on exploring connections across disciplines and stakeholders. The conference invoked international attention and participation of foreign and national academicians as well as professionals. The graduating students also presented their theses under relevant themes in the conference. Following the spirit of the conference, the centre organised public talks and research seminars on various fields of heritage management ranging from heritage enterprise to living water museum. On the similar vein, we have lined up a number of programmes, including the Discussion Forum on Heritage Management Education at ICOMOS International General Assembly in New Delhi. Needless to say, multifaceted endeavours of students, faculty, staff, academics, professionals, etc. make such engagements possible, and fruitful. The current Newsletter reports CHM’s major events, highlights from Master Programme, individual achievement and upcoming programmes from August 2017 to December 2017. It also provides information about the three core areas of the centre—the International Conference on Heritage Management Education, Master of Heritage Management Programme and Journal of Heritage Management. Acknowledging these as the milestones of the centre, we invite your support and engagements in diverse ways. The team CHM, under the leadership of new Director Professor Neel Kamal Chapagain, is committed to build collaborations and pathways in this direction. Thank you Shahul Ameen K.T, PhD Senior Lecturer Centre for Heritage Management Ahmedabad University ********** Assistant Editor Journal of Heritage Management Sage Publications/ Ahmedabad University

AHMEDABAD UNIVERSITY, CENTRE FOR HERITAGE MANAGEMENT

Ahmedabad University is a private, non-profit university dedicated to rigorous academic pursuit with a focus on building enquiry as a value through interdisciplinary learning. Ahmedabad University is a research university with a strong liberal education focus. Located in one of India’s most vibrant cities, the University has a unique mind set to develop cultural and entrepreneurial sensitivity in our graduates. Established in 2009 by the Ahmedabad Education Society (AES), Ahmedabad University is centrally located, amidst a repertoire of highly reputed institutions. The University’s DNA comprises of eminent founders, a congregation of inspiring teachers and engaging scholars, and a talented pool of highly motivated students. It is with such spirit, that Ahmedabad University set up the Centre for Heritage Management (CHM) with focuses on academic, practice and research issues in the domain of Heritage and Culture. CHM is one of its kind in India and specialises in Heritage Management to promote conservation and management of heritage assets. Through CHM, Ahmedabad University offers a unique two years Master’s Degree Programme on Heritage Management and a few executive programmes for mid-level professionals. It also conducts collaborative action research such as the recently completed Cultural Heritage Management & Venture Lab, Ahmedabad, which was funded by the European Union and was pursued in partnership with the University of Valladolid and Valladolid City Council in Spain and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation as well as a few other partners. CHM has recently launched an international Journal of Heritage Management, in association with the SAGE publications. It is in this scheme of initiatives to strengthen the field of heritage management, that the international conference on Heritage Management Education and Practice is being organised.

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CONTENTS

EDITORIAL ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... i Ahmedabad University, Centre for Heritage Management .................................................................................. i Contents ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ii EVENTS AT THE CENTRE ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

International Conference on Heritage Management Education and Practice: Exploring Connections across Disciplines and Stakeholders .................................................................................................................................. 1 Students Interaction with Raheel Patel on ‘Heritage Enterprises: Opportunities and Challenges’ ....................... 6 MoU Signed between Centre for Heritage Management and Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board ....................... 6 Research Seminar on ‘Living Waters Museum: Visualizing Narratives on Water Heritage, Cultures and Ecologies’ by Sara Ahmed .................................................................................................................................................. 6 Research Seminar on ‘interpreting local climatic data: New approaches for designers and heritage Professionals’ by Anir Upadhyay ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Undergraduate Student’s Symposium and Workshop on Heritage Studies ............................................................. 8 Convocation of the First Batch of the Master of Heritage Management .................................................................. 9

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MASTERS PROGRAMME IN HERITAGE MANAGEMENT ................................................... 10

Masters’ Thesis Presentation at the International Conference on Heritage Management Education ................. 10 Student Initiated Entrepreneurship Practice ................................................................................................................... 10 Practicum Experience presentations by Masters’ Students ......................................................................................... 10 Workshop and Course Projects looking at Mirzapur area within the World Heritage of Ahmedabad Old City ................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Social Responsibility Component for Masters' Students .............................................................................................. 12

OTHER UPDATES .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Appointment of Neel Kamal Chapagain as the Director of CHM ............................................................................ 12 Masters Programme Presentation at an Asia Pacific Experts Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand ............................. 13

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

ICCROM-CHA Annual Asian Heritage Forum, South Korea ....................................................................................... 13 Lecture at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun ........................................................................................................... 13 Paper on Commodification of Cultural Heritage.......................................................................................................... 13 Online Article on Gomira Mask ....................................................................................................................................... 14

Upcoming Events ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14

A Discussion Forum to Share Experiences of Heritage Management Education and other engagements At ICOMOS General Assembly ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Field Immersion at New Delhi and Dehradun ................................................................................................................ 15

Announcement of INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HERITAGE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND PRACTICE .................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 HOW TO ENGAGE WITH US? ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

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EVENTS AT THE CENTRE

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HERITAGE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND PRACTICE: EXPLORING CONNECTIONS ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND STAKEHOLDERS

28 – 31 July, 2017

The Centre for Heritage Management at Ahmedabad University organised the first edition of its annual international heritage management conference series, which also marked the graduation of its first batch of students of Masters of Management Studies – Heritage Management, as well as welcoming a new group of students.

The conference was a platform for educational institutions on heritage studies and heritage management, organizations working on different heritage sectors, agencies supporting the cause of heritage research and management, heritage related entrepreneurs, academicians and researchers concerned with the field of heritage, students with interest in heritage, individuals working in different capacities in the heritage sector and government departments & urban local bodies dealing with heritage in their frameworks.

FIGURE 1: WELCOMING POSTER OF THE CONFERENCE WITH THREE ICONIC GATES OF AHMEDABAD

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All the abstracts received for the conference were blind reviewed by the scientific committee comprising of academicians and practitioners from around the world. Out of around 100 abstracts received, around 55 were selected to be presented in the conference under the following thematic sessions:

• Heritage Management Education • Theorizing Heritage & Formulating Management Frameworks • Heritage Economics & Livelihood • Challenges in the Museums Management • Intangible Heritage: Crafts, Literature & Cinema • Environment & Cultural Landscapes Management • Historic Urban Landscapes Management • Built and Urban Heritage Management • Participatory Processes in Heritage Management • Policies

The authors presenting at this conference included academicians, researchers, professionals and students from different parts of the country and abroad – USA, UK, Portugal, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The graduating students also presented their theses under relevant themes.

The conference started with the welcome address by the conference chair Professor Neel Kamal Chapagain. Introducing the conference and its context to the delegates, he positioned the conference as third academic milestone for the Centre, following the launch of the Masters programme in Heritage Management as first, and the launch of the Journal of Heritage Management last year as the second. The former Director of CHM, Mr. Debashish Nayak wished that the academic programmes also learn from Ahmedabad’s experience of going through the World Heritage nomination.

In his inaugural address, Professor Pankaj Chandra, Vice-Chancellor, Ahmedabad University emphasized that the Centre has been active in achieving these academic milestones and reminded the team to stay on the task. He also highlighted that getting the tag of World Heritage City is an opportunity to build linkages between various aspects of the city and its heritage; and that the graduates of University’s Master in Heritage Management programme can be part of that process.

The keynote speaker Professor Amareswar Galla (Chief Curator, Amaravathi Heritage Town, AP Executive Director, International Institute for Inclusive Museum, Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia) advocated for a deep and reflexive heritage education in India and shared the need of more such heritage management programmes looking at the scale of the issue in country. He also endorsed the evidence-based research approach and thus the need of decolonizing of some practices. He applauded the academic programme in Heritage Management and emphasized that there should be more of such interdisciplinary programmes in India. The inaugural function concluded with a vote of thanks by the Conference Coordinator, Mr. Vijay Ramchandani, Senior Executive for academic supports and research projects at the Centre, who is also a graduate of the Master in Heritage Management programme.

FIGURE 2: PROFESSOR AMARESHWAR GALLA DELIVERING KEYNOTE SPEECH.

FIGURE 3: PROFESSOR PANKAJ CHANDRA INAUGURATING THE CONFERENCE.

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The second day began with two parallel sessions featuring the themes of education and theory building in heritage management. In the session titled ‘Theorizing Heritage & Formulating Management Framework’, Michael J Kimball of USA shared his research on Heritage Place Building Theory, Heritage Impact Assessment, and the role of the sacred dimension, and Devashree Vyas of Mumbai shared her concerns for ways of dealing with heritage and professionals’ role. In the theme of Heritage Management Education, Indera Syahrul Mat Radzuan explored the training factors as incentive tools in safeguarding cultural heritage of Malaysian traditional settlements; Mujtaba Ahsan and Shariar Raj shared their thoughts on introducing the heritage conservation education in undergraduate architecture curriculum in Bangladesh; Anita Rane-Kothare shared the details of her semester course ‘Development of Heritage Management and Tourism in India’ at St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous ) Mumbai and its role in Creating Heritage Awareness; Ishita Shah of SRISHTI, Bangalore presented Heritage Management as Practicing Creative Education and Educating Creative Practices; and Madhumita Bhattacharya of Manipal University stressed the need of incorporating the artisans in the mainstream textile and fashion education in order to preserve the heritage of traditional textile techniques.

FIGURE 4: SPEAKERS AT THE CONFERENCE

Poulomi Das, a museum consultant from Mumbai questioned the need of museology courses in India. While Rishav Jain and Jay Thakkar of CEPT University in their presentation stressed the need of redefining the educational perspective on Crafts and Heritage in Interior Architecture domain, Barsha Dutta, graduate of Masters in Heritage Management programme of Ahmedabad University specifically spoke about the major reforms required in the craft and skill education.

In the parallel theme of Challenges in the Museums Management, Batul Raaj Mehta, a museum professional giving the examples of various museums presented the identities and voices of Indian Museums; Leora Peres Pezarkar discussed the challenges of City Museum of Ahmedabad and the need for community participation to represent city’s heritage in museum.

Later in the day under the theme of Heritage economics and livelihoods, Anshika Jain, another graduate of the Masters in Heritage Management at Ahmedabad University, discussed in detail the value chain of sheep wool craft in Kachchh through the lens of different stakeholders involved; Aditya Kushwaha talked about resurgence of living heritage; Hemang Anglay and Akash Gaur shared their views on Gruh Udyog (cottage industry) as legacy of a community; Shahul Ameen, Senior Lecturer, Ahmedabad University, challenges and possible strategy of managing syncretic cultural heritage and local economy.

In the theme of Policies, Carsten Hermann of UK shared his research on developing assessment methods for historic places of Northern Europe to evaluate them in context of climate change risk and vulnerabilities; Sambhavi Joshi and Salka Khan discussed the Bhopal master plan regulations needed for revival of heritage; Harshada Pawar and Sejal Gotad discussed the challenges and opportunities in management of Mumbai Fort.

The third day mainly focused on the themes of Intangible heritage and Environment & Cultural Landscapes Management. Shailja Parashar, graduate of Masters in Heritage Management at Ahmedabad University, presented

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the empirical studies of Crafts and Development by taking the case of two craft organizations; Vijay Ramchandani, also the graduate of Ahmedabad University shared the concerns of language promotion with case of Sindhi language and Indian Institute of Sindhology; Priyansi Tambat and Ketaki Joshi talked about Rejuvenating Tambat Craft in Old Tambat Ali, Nashik by promoting craft entrepreneurship; Niharika Shah, director, Kanoria Arts Centre, Ahmedabad discussed the curatorial modality with reference to traditional craft; Paroma Sadhana presented the contours of cinema theatres and Bombay city; Piyush Pandya, Project Manager, Centre for Heritage Management presented the analysis of heritage in contemporary Hindi poems; Leora Pezarkar shared her research about the community heritage and identity of Bene Israelis; Stuti Mishra talked about the intangible heritage of Navakalevara festival at Jagannath Puri Temple and its continuity.

FIGURE 5: SPECIAL PLENARY REFLECTING UPON THE CONFERENCE

Monica Esteves Reis of Portugal shared her work on Preservation of the Transcultural Historical and Artistic Heritage of India; Rekha V Kumar shared the impacts of changing cultural landscape of wetlands of Kerala; Kalpana Chauhan shared in detail the Ecosystem of Heritage of Bundelkhand and an integrated approach towards its management. Balaji Venkatachary talked about the relationship between component and attribute of cultural landscapes with the case of Indian music and cultural landscapes; Prarthi Shah, graduate of Masters in Heritage Management at Ahmedabad University presented the strategy of mixed nomination to connect the natural and cultural criteria in World Heritage Management with the case of Khangchendzonga National Park.

Each day ended with a plenary session where the session chairs presented the summary of all the parallel presentations and opened the floor for further discussions. On day two, a special plenary was organized to discuss the UNESCO World Heritage City Nomination of Ahmedabad was discussed. The experts panel included Professor Amareswar Galla, Rohit Jigyasu, President ICOMOS India, Ashoke Chatterjee, Advisor, Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University, Debashish Nayak, Director, Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University and Mr. PKV Nair, Deputy General Manager, Heritage Cell, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. The discussion focused on the process of getting the coveted tag, challenges and opportunities for the urban local body, awareness among and participation of citizens of Ahmedabad in truly making it a World Heritage City

Day four had the themes of Built Heritage Management and Historic Urban Landscapes. Amanda Chanaki Rajapakse of Sri Lanka through her research explored the Living Heritage of Galle Fort with Residents’ Views on Heritage Values and Cultural Significance; Gayatri Nanda of Bhopal stressed the importance of understanding ‘people-place’ ties and its spatial mapping as an integral part of heritage management process; Akshaya V and Aishwarya V presented a possible strategy for the Sustenance of Vernacular Heritage - Agraharams of Tamil Nadu; Arpita Shedbalkar, with case of Hastha Shilpa Hertiage village of Manipal advocated for restoration as a way of conserving heritage architecture. Bijal Mehta, faculty at Ahmedabad University, taking the case of Ahmedabad, spoke about the importance of awareness among and participation of residents in process of heritage conservation; Purva Shah shared the need of revitalization of Aali Kadalmaharaj Ganj area for reclaiming the glory of Shehr-I-Khas, Srinagar; Neeraja Desai Nautara talked about the colonial built heritage at risk.

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Nishant Upadhyay and Anjaneya Sharma presented their research on understanding and recreating historical landscapes through oral history, architectural and archival research with the case of Rajnagar, Bundelkhand; Anam Sami spoke about patterns and effects of urbanization in mountainous historic urban landscape of Chamba; Chirashree Thakkar, Architect and graduate of Masters in Heritage Management shared her strategy of reconnecting the unique identity of the princely states of Gujarat in preparing a typical inclusive heritage management plan for small, medium and big size states.

One of the last themes was Participatory Processes in Heritage Management where Siddhant Shah from Mumbai presented a very important issue of inclusion of ‘differently-abled’ as stakeholders and ways of facilitating their experience of cultural heritage at spaces like museums; Lakshmy Venkatesh of Sahapedia shared her views on endangerment of archaeology and relevance of public engagement; and Suruchi Ranadive and Purva Shah talked about importance of community participation in heritage management at Chandori.

The conference concluding function included the plenary session featuring the highlights of the technical sessions on that day. Then, an overall concluding plenary was held in which the panelists were students (representatives from incoming batch, running batch and graduating batch of Masters programme students), presenters, audience and Professor Amareswar Galla. The valedictory session followed the plenary, with the valedictory address by Prof. Nalini Thakur, retired Professor, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. Her topic of address was ‘The holistic and integrated model for heritage protection and management realised for imparting of conservation education in the Indian context.’ Professor Thakur shared her academic and professional journey in India leading to the establishment of the first Architectural Conservation Programme and holistic approaches to heritage conservation.

In his closing remarks, Professor Devanath Tirupati, Dean Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University thanked the delegates for participating and appreciated such encouragement. He emphasized that the conference should be continued every year, and that the outreach needed to be further into many other disciplines and stakeholders. The conference concluded with an appreciation to the CHM staff and students by Professor Neel Kamal Chapagain, the conference chair; who emphasized that the conference could not have been possible without the ownership and active involvement of students of the Masters programme in Heritage Management.

FIGURE 6: GROUP PHOTO WITH PRESENTERS AND PARTICIPANTS.

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STUDENTS INTERACTION WITH RAHEEL PATEL ON ‘HERITAGE ENTERPRISES: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES’

6th September, 2017

Raheel Patel, one of the heritage entrepreneurs from the Old city of Ahmedabad, delivered a talk on the opportunities and challenges in conducting heritage based enterprises. He has initiated the talk by delineating his own initiatives in the heritage sector. Raheel has commenced heritage toy museum, miniature kite museum and a much discussed kids’ heritage walk in Ahmedabad. Presenting such entrepreneurial activities, Raheel

highlighted the challenges he had faced on different levels: financial, legal and social

and the issue of sustainability of these initiatives. His talk concluded with an interaction with students in which the scope of heritage based entrepreneur initiatives being discussed in details.

MOU SIGNED BETWEEN CENTRE FOR HERITAGE MANAGEMENT AND MADHYA PRADESH TOURISM BOARD

October 2017

Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board (MPTB) in October 2017 to help in capacity building of the latter in areas related to heritage tourism. CHM-AU and MPTB agree that heritage can be managed on a sustained basis with a connection to tourism opportunity and that tourism sector may also benefit by highlighting the unique heritage assets in the state-based activities. The MoU was signed by Professor Devanath Tirupati, Dean, Amrut Mody School of Management & CE, CHM from Ahmedabad University and Mr Hari Ranjan Rao, Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board.

RESEARCH SEMINAR ON ‘LIVING WATERS MUSEUM: VISUALIZING NARRATIVES ON WATER HERITAGE, CULTURES AND ECOLOGIES’ BY SARA AHMED

8th November 2017

Professor Sara Ahmed—an expert on issues pertaining to water, livelihoods and social equity and Adjunct Faculty of the Centre for Heritage Management—delivered a talk on “Living Waters Museum: Visualizing Narratives on Water Heritage, Cultures and Ecologies’ on 8th November 2017. Along with highlighting the academic dimensions of the idea of Living Water Museum (LWM), her talk addressed the potentials of linking water museum with the question of livelihoods of the communities. According to Sara, the LWM seeks to build an online knowledge repository that will commemorate our rich water history, inspire the youth to act on water challenges and in the long-term, facilitate social enterprise around water-based livelihoods or

sacred water sites. Her presentation outlined the transdisciplinary potential of the LWM platform in raising awareness on the magnitude of our water challenges and engaging youth towards the achievement of Sustainable

FIGURE 7: MR RAHEEL PATEL IN DISCUSSION WITH STUDENTS

FIGURE 8: PROFESSOR SARA AHMED TALKING ABOUT LIVING WATERS MUSEUM

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Development Goal 6 on water security. Working with schools, universities and civil society in collaborative partnerships is critical to the process, ensuring that the world of virtual reality intersects with physical space where daily struggles over water rights are a ‘lived’ reality. Subsequently, Mr. Amit Tandon, research Associate of the LWM project, narrated the practical difficulties of documenting, organizing and presenting the contents in the museum website i.e., www.livingwatersmuseum.org

RESEARCH SEMINAR ON ‘INTERPRETING LOCAL CLIMATIC DATA: NEW APPROACHES FOR DESIGNERS AND HERITAGE PROFESSIONALS’ BY ANIR UPADHYAY

15 November 2017

The research talk was delivered by Dr. Anir Upadhyaya, research fellow at the University of New South Wales. The talk provided an overview of prevalent approaches of understanding climatic data, and their inefficiency in usefulness to designers as well as researcher of built environment. Architects and built heritage professionals require in-depth understanding of local climate in order to appreciate climate sensitivity embedded in built heritage, and to adopt design and retrofitting strategies in the changing climatic context. Dr. Upadhyay shared his recent research addressing the underlying issues of climate data analysis and presentation and the uses of informative graphics to express local climate in a meaningful way. He shared some of his preliminary analysis of representative locations from the conventional climate zones of India demonstrates significant variation in local climates than they are portrayed by the generalised climate classification. For example, Ahmedabad is considered as ‘hot and dry’ zone in the conventional climate classification but detailed climate analysis suggests Ahmedabad as predominantly humid in terms of thermal comfort. In this seminar, at the end of the talk, Dr. Upadhyay shared his integrated platform which analyzes quantitative climate/ weather data and indoor environmental data, and presents it in a simplified way using a dash board (http://www.ysense.tech/watt/). A discussion ensued following the talk, and the audience - both from design/architecture background and heritage professionals explored how his approach could be used in built heritage research and retrofitting of old buildings as well as contemporary design. Dr. Upadhyay continued his interaction on Saturday, following the talk, with a few people who have shown further interest in the topic.

FIGURE 9: DR ANIR UPADHYAY DISCUSSING HIS RESEARCH ON LOCAL CLIMATE CONDITIONS, BUILDING AND DESIGN

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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT’S SYMPOSIUM AND WORKSHOP ON HERITAGE STUDIES

25th-26th November 2017

The Undergraduate Students Symposium and Workshop on Heritage Studies was organized by the Centre for Heritage Management at Ahmedabad University on November 25 – 26, 2017. This symposium cum workshop was explicitly designed for undergraduate students across all disciplines with some interest in Heritage Studies. The aim was to engage interested participants in dual goals of i) sharing their understanding of heritage, and ii) learning what is happening in the larger context in the arena of heritage. About 50 students from various disciplines including Architecture, Planning, Performing Arts, History, and Design actively participated in this programme. Students came from different parts of the country and our neighboring country Bangladesh.

The programme began with an introduction by Professor Shahul Ameen where he shared the aim and objectives of this event and what students can look forward to gaining from those two days of interaction with experts and peers in heritage sector. Following this was an inaugural address by Professor Devanath Tirupati, Dean, Amrut Mody School of Management where he welcomed all the participants, shared the University’s vision & mission and current activities of the Centre.

In the first session Professor Neel Kamal Chapagain gave an overview of the heritage discourse its evolution over the time and the recent approaches in heritage management. Next was the symposium where three participants presented their project work. Aabhali Vora shared her learnings from Nagaur Fort Conservation Workshop that she was part of; Amol Deshmukh talked about his experience of working with students on creating comic strips on various aspects of Nashik city’s heritage and Jaimin Jadav of Ahmedabad presented his thesiswork on Narmada Riverfront at Maheshwar.

FIGURE 10: PARTICIPANTS AND SPEAKERS AT GICT BUILDING, CENTRAL CAMPUS, AHMEDABAD UNIVERSITY AFTER COMPLETION THE SYMPOSIUM AND WORKSHOP

In the second symposium session, Rhea D’Souza from Goa presented her project ‘Map the Gap’ where she shared her concerns over the state of cultural heritage of Goa amidst the tourism and emphasized the need for a new narrative about Goa’s cultural heritage. A group of students from Ahmedabad presented their project on ‘Ahmedabad Old City Transit Plan’ and Rajvi Shah shared her work on Manek Chowk Revitalisation Plan.

Professor Ashoke Chatterjee, Advisor, Centre for Heritage Management discussed at length the challenges and opportunities in heritage sector in India. This was followed by last session of that day on Crafts and its Community by Mr. Jogi Panghaal.

All the participants then visited the premises of Center for Heritage Management. Staff and students of the Centre introduced its academic and other activities to the participants. This followed with an informal interactive evening that included exchange of traditional music & dance of different regions over dinner.

The day two began with exploration of historic city of Ahmedabad, a World Heritage Property, where participants explored the traditional residential neighborhoods & markets, monuments & adaptive reuse of havelis, Bhadra

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Plaza Project and Bhadra Fort. Mr. PKV Nair, Deputy General Manager, Heritage Cell, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation shared his views and challenges pertaining to Bhadra Plaza project and restoration of Bhadra Fort. A panel discussion on observations from the visit was organized back at the venue. The panelists were Mr. Debashish Nayak, Professors Rima Hooja, Rohit Jigyasu and Abrar Ali Saiyed. Participants had a variety of questions including the management of basic infrastructure by municipal corporation, community involvement, challenges and opportunities related to adaptive reuse of the residential properties and management plan for area listed as World Heritage Property.

This was followed by a session on World Heritage Process by Professor Neel Kamal Chapagain where he shared the highlights of process of nomination, challenges during and after the nomination and opportunities after the inscription as World Heritage. Post lunch sessions included Monuments & Heritage Sites Management in India: Perspectives from National Monument Authority by Dr Rima Hooja, Adjunct Professor, CHM; Heritage in Urban Development Schemes of Government of India by Professor Saswat Bandopadhyay, CEPT University and ‘Heritage sectors in India and abroad: Organizations & Key Areas of Engagement’ by Dr. Rohit Jigyasu, President, ICOMOS India.

During the valedictory session, participants informally shared their feedback and views on the programme which was encouraging. The programme concluded with certificates distribution and closing remarks by Professor Neel Kamal Chapagain where thanked the participants for being part of this programme and CHM & AU family for assisting with organizing this programme.

CONVOCATION OF THE FIRST BATCH OF THE MASTER OF HERITAGE MANAGEMENT

29 November 2017

The first batch students of the Master of Management Studies (Heritage Management) (2015-2017) received their degrees in the seventh Convocation of the Ahmedabad University. The Convocation was held on November 29th, 2017. Dr Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India delivered the Convocation Address.

FIGURE 11: PROFESSOR ASHOKE CHATTERJEE AND PROFESSOR SASWAT BANDHOPADHYAY (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) DELIVERING THEIR LECTURES.

FIGURE 12: STUDENTS FROM FIRST BATCH WITH FACULTY MEMBERS AND PROFESSOR DEVANATH TIRUPATI PRESENTING THE DEGREE. (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT)

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MASTERS PROGRAMME IN HERITAGE MANAGEMENT

MASTERS’ THESIS PRESENTATION AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HERITAGE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION

28 – 31 July, 2017

The International Conference on Heritage Management and Educational Practices witnessed along with the presentations of the external participants, the presentations of the thesis work of the first graduating batch of the Masters in Management Studies. The presentations were classified under the different themes of the conference and the students had already excelled with additional corrections post their final presentations. Students’ thesis presentations also received special mention in the concluding plenary sessions. The conference gave them a platform to showcase their work in front of a larger international audience which could open further prospects to them in future.

STUDENT INITIATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP PRACTICE

As part of a course on Entrepreneurship through Practice, the final year students along with MBA students studied the modus operandi of the traditional markets and community-based businesses that flourished in the walled-city of Ahmedabad. The skills and knowledge gained herewith, in the group of two, they had to come up with a unique business idea and sell the manufactured product in two markets, Bhadra Fort and C.G. road, respectively. They came up with ‘Tohfa’ and ‘Chamki’- two brands within a given budget of Rs. 5,000 each, managed to sell their products in the two markets for a whole day while earning more than 100 percent profit. Over this course of experience, the lessons and knowledge shared in the class and varied site visits helped students in executing ‘Tohfa’ and ‘Chamki’. The CHM students have learnt from it and are taking forward their venture (Tohfa) on a bigger platform.

FIGURE 14: FROM MANUFACTURING TO MARKETING: STUDENTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP PRACTICE

FIGURE 13: STUDENTS AT MARKET WITH THEIR PRODUCTS

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FIGURE 15: STUDENT SHARING HER PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE IN THE CLASS.

PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE PRESENTATIONS BY MASTERS’ STUDENTS

20th September, 2017

The Masters programme on Heritage Management requires each of its students to pursue a 10-12 weeks long compulsory practicum in between their first year and second year – during the summer break. This is an important part of the two years learning process. Masters 2016-18 cohort group pursued their Practicum at diverse organisations according to their interest areas.

• Aayushi Maheshwari, pursued her Practicum with UNESCO, New Delhi and was stationed at Darjeeling Himalayan Railways site office. She contributed to the preparation of Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan and also reflected the existing gap between different stakeholders through consultations and mapping.

• Bansari Ladia assisted Centre for Environment Education for the designing Heritage Walk for of one of the areas in Old City of Ahmedabad. Her reflections came in the form of bridging the gap between the Cultural and Natural elements through reinterpreting the narratives.

• Gourav Mandloi, with his interest to work with the Craft sector did his practicum with Banglanatak.com in Kolkata. He contributed to the organisation by collecting narratives and different crafts from the rural areas of Bengal. He aims to carry forward his thesis in understanding the value chain associated with the crafts sector in India.

• Kavin Shah, critically examined the area of Marketing in Heritage. He was associated with House of MG, Ahmedabad and understood the organisation structure through same.

• Renu Mittal, whose interests lies in Nature and indigenous knowledge systems interned with Satvik, Kutch. She spent most of her time on field with the farmers who are following the traditional ways of farming in the district of Kutch. She also is helping the organisation in formulating a Seed and Soil Museum.

• Richa Pandey, was working with National Center for Preservation Training and Technology (NCPTT), Natchitoches, USA as US/ICOMOS Intern which is part of National Parks Service, United States. She helped the organisation in formulating a Restore Purpose website which aims to document the restoration, infill and regeneration projects from around the world.

• Shaoni Pramanick, carry forward her interest in Natural Heritage and worked with Wildlife Institute of India. Throughout her internship she aimed to understand the Nature-Culture relationship and contributed to the organisation through preparation of various preliminary reports for the Cultural Landscape sites in India.

Students through their Practicum took a glimpse of working in an organisation setup and how things are carried out on ground. Few of them critically examined their own organisations and others found the areas of interest for their thesis.

WORKSHOP AND COURSE PROJECTS LOOKING AT MIRZAPUR AREA WITHIN THE WORLD HERITAGE OF AHMEDABAD OLD CITY

November 2017

As part of the First Semester, the students studied heritage proportions of Mirzapur and Shahpur in the Old city of Ahmedabad. They selected a few buildings to apply what they have learned in various classes over the last semester. Along with individual projects, they have documented tangible aspects of the selected buildings in terms of their structure, material, construction techniques, condition and various significances along with the intangible

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aspects of their surrounding areas in terms of the lives of the people, their traditions, occupations and practices. Through this practice, students will put into practice what they have learned so that it aids them in the task of managing heritage.

Social Responsibility Component for Masters' Students

As part of social responsibility component of the master degree programme, the second batch students spend time with a group of children of the construction workers. In particular, on the occasion of children’s day (14th November), students distributed writing slates, chalks and they have made a plan to engage with them about an hour on each day. Apart from teaching basic numerical and alphabetic skills, students have decided to utilize this time to explore more about the heritage of these children. In this

process of mutual learning, students are expected to collectively bring out ideas to manage their heritage thereby elevate their self-respect and self-confidence in their life pursuits.

OTHER UPDATES

APPOINTMENT OF NEEL KAMAL CHAPAGAIN AS THE DIRECTOR OF CHM

Professor Neel Kamal Chapagain has been appointed as the Director of Centre for Heritage Management starting from November 1, 2017. Neel Kamal Chapagain joined Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University in 2013 to develop the Masters program in Heritage Management, which eventually was launched in 2015. Previously he taught at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (USA) as full time teaching faculty and at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as a Doctoral Teaching Assistant. His professional journey spans Nepal, Bhutan, India, and the United States. He has co-edited a book titled Asian Heritage Management: Contexts, Concerns and Prospects(Routledge, 2013). An executive member of ICOMOS Nepal, he also coordinates a publication series from Nepal titled Reflections on the Built Environment and Associated Practices, of which the first volume was published in 2013, the second volume in 2016, and the third volume is In Progress. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Heritage Management - second academic milestone of the Centre for Heritage Management following the launch of the Masters programme, and was conference chair for the inaugural edition of the International Conference on Heritage Management Education & Practice at Ahmedabad University. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the UNESCO Category 2 Centre on World Natural Heritage Management and Training at the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. He obtained his Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (USA), where his dissertation focused on rethinking cultural heritage conservation at traditional settlements. He also has an Architecture Doctorate and Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of Hawaii at Manoa (USA), a professional conservation course at ICCROM in Italy, and B. Architecture from Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.

FIGURE 16: STUDENT’S INITIATIVES TO ENGAGE WITH CHILDREN OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.

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MASTERS PROGRAMME PRESENTATION AT AN ASIA PACIFIC EXPERTS MEETING IN BANGKOK, THAILAND

Professor Neel Kamal Chapagain was invited by UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok to participate in an Asia Pacific Experts Meeting on Education, which had one of the thematic areas as Cultural Heritage Management. The meeting was organized to discuss the state of cultural heritage management education, and articulate setting up standards for heritage management education in the Asia Pacific region, where in recent years there has been rise in the higher education for heritage management. Our Masters programme was appreciated at the meeting for its broader approach, and discussants emphasized on the need of such programmes in the Asia Pacific region which is rich in cultural diversity and multiple forms of heritage. In addition to our programme, the Masters in Architectural Conservation at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi was discussed from India. Other similar programmes from Thailand, Philippines, and South Korea were also discussed in the meeting.

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS

ICCROM-CHA ANNUAL ASIAN HERITAGE FORUM, SOUTH KOREA

Professor Neel Kamal Chapagain was invited to participate in the fifth annual forum on Asian Heritage, organized by International Centre for the Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) and the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) of the Republic of Korea. The forum took place in the city of Dajeon on October 24 - 28, 2017. The forum reviewed the outcomes of thematic discussions over the last five years, and deliberated on a consolidated outcome to contribute towards a policy guidance document for governments in the Asia Pacific region. The forum has so far deliberated on the themes of conserving the sacred heritage, authenticity, traditional knowledge systems and national conservation policy.

LECTURE AT WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA, DEHRADUN

Professor Neel Kamal Chapagain begun his Visiting Fellowship engagement at the UNESCO Category 2 Centre on World Natural Heritage Management and Training for Asia Pacific Region from September 2017. During his first visit in September, Dr. Chapagain delivered a lecture for faculty, staff, researchers and students at the Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun on the topic 'Nature of Cultural Heritage and Culture of Natural Heritage'. The talk was organised on September 15, 2017.

PAPER ON COMMODIFICATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

Aayushi Maheshwari , student of the Master degree programme, has taken forward the first semester Heritage Discourse research paper on 'Commodification of cultural heritage' which has been accepted for oral presentation as well as inclusion in the conference proceedings of the ICCHT 2018: 20th International conference on Cultural Heritage and Tourism to be held in Paris, France during January 25-26, 2018. The paper highlights on the journey of real heritage to something which has become a marketable product in present scenario. Taking examples of 4 major industries, Tourism, Textile, Antiques and Culinary, the research validates that Culture has become the most exotic product in the business world.

FIGURE 17: PROFESSOR NEEL KAMAL CHAPAGAIN AT FIFTH ANNUAL FORUM ON ASIAN HERITAGE.

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ONLINE ARTICLE ON GOMIRA MASK

Gourav Mandloi, student of the Master of Heritage Management Programme, has published an online article, The Story of carved faces from Bengal in GoUNESCO in the month of November.

UPCOMING EVENTS

A DISCUSSION Forum ON HERITAGE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AT ICOMOS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

9 December to 14 December 2017

Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University is hosting a side event in the form of a discussion forum to share experiences on heritage education. The forum will feature a few presentations to share the approaches / models of education in the heritage sector. Following the presentations, we will be discussing the current situation of education for the heritage sector to articulate the needs and potential ways of addressing the educational needs. In doing so, we hope to build up a network of institutions and programmes with similar mission and explore ways of creating mutually beneficial synergies. Anyone interested in this topic are welcome to attend this forum, but pre-registration is highly recommended as there is limited seating in the venue. A FORUM ON HERITAGE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION Venue: India International Centre, Seminar Hall III Date: Wednesday, December 13

TIME AGENDA SPEAKER/FACILITATOR

6:00 – 6:15 PM Registration All Guests / Participants 6:15 – 6:30 PM Introduction of the

Forum & Panellists Neel Kamal Chapagain, Forum Coordinator, Director (Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University)

6:30 – 8:00 PM Presentations by Panellists (15 minutes each)

Dr. Gamini Wijesuriya, ICCROM Professor Nobuko Inaba, Tsukuba University, Japan Professor Nalini Thakur, Former Head, Department of Architectural Conservation, School of Planning & Architecture, India Professor Vassilis Ganiatsas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Dr. Sharif Shams Imon, Institute of Tourism Studies, Macao Dr. Roland Lin, UNESCO World Heritage Centre

8:00 – 8:30 PM Discussion with Panellists Neel Kamal Chapagain 8:30 – 9:00 PM Reception

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FIELD IMMERSION AT NEW DELHI AND DEHRADUN

11- 22 December, 2017 The first year students will pursue their field immersion Programme at two locations – New Delhi and Dehradun. They will be immersed in an international professional community by participating fully at the ICOMOS International General Assembly to understand the nature of scientific discourses, networking and formulation of resolutions etc. that eventually shape the heritage discourses at global professional community level. While engaged in the international interactions and participation at the GA, they will also be exploring a few heritage sites and most importantly engage with young students from various schools and colleges as well. In the second part of the immersion programme, they will explore nature-culture connection through a self-exploratory as well as guided programme at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in Dehradun. There, they will be engaged in exploring nature trails and management of national parks —particularly focussing on the natural heritage protection initiatives of the institute. They will visit the institute library/archives, interact with faculty and experts, and observe natural heritage based programmes at and around the institute. They will also visit and interact with the neighbouring communities/villages to understand the intersections between natural and cultural as well as tangible and intangible heritage, among others.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HERITAGE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND PRACTICE BRIDGING THE GAPS FOR AN INTEGRATED APPROACH

DECEMBER 14 - 16 , 2018

Following the inaugural conference in July 2017, Ahmedabad University announces the second edition of its annual international conference series on heritage management education and practice. Conference details regarding the sub-themes, date of submissions, mode of participation etc. will be announced in first week of January 2018 on our website.

HOW TO ENGAGE WITH US?

1. Faculty Hiring Ahmedabad University is hiring faculty across different schools (Management, Arts and Sciences, and Engineering) within which anyone interested in heritage sector may find it exciting to join one of the schools and be affiliated as a faculty to Centre for Heritage Management. We invite anyone with an interdisciplinary research agenda, and a keen interest on any heritage sector to explore the opportunities.

2. Admissions for the Master’s Programme Young graduates and mid-career professionals planning to develop a career in broader sector of heritage may find our Master’s Programme relevant. The Programme is open for candidates with minimum of a Bachelors’ degree in any discipline as long as there is a proven interest in the heritage sector. More information can be found on the university website.

3. Collaboration / Consultation Occasionally CHM takes up consulting assignments from organisations that need help in research and project formulations in heritage sector. Such engagement could be in form of project or capacity building activities. One can approach the centre to discuss the preliminary needs and decide ways of engagement that is mutually beneficial.

Centre for Heritage Management Ahmedabad University Asmita Bhavan, Central Campus, Navrangapura, Ahmedabad – 380009

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Admissions Open from December 1, 2017

Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University, Asmita Bhavan, Central Campus, Navrangapura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 380009

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