With Freedom Song, Drive To Save City’s Heritage Launched When Vande Mataram was first sung at the United Bengal Home in Dhobi ni Pol in 1906, it was meant to act as a catalyst for India’s freedom struggle. More than 100 years on, it was sung once again at the pol on Sunday to kickstart […]
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Khadia Itihas Samiti Demands A Review Of All Old Havelis In The Walled City The damage done to The United Bengal Home – a memorial of freedom struggle — has proved to be catalyst sparking off a conservation revolution. Intensifying the fight, Khadia Itihas Samiti has reviewed a large number of heritage havelis in the […]
Continue readingResidents escalate fight for United Bengal Home
Following TOI Report, Heritage Committee Swings Into Action Apathy towards the crumbling United Bengal Home in Dhobi ni Pol has now raised the eyebrows of the high-powered heritage conservation committee appointed by the state government. The committee headed by former municipal commissioner P K Ghosh, is responsible for implementation of heritage regulations in the walled […]
Continue readingVande Mataram’s cradle in Gujarat crumbles
Vande Mataram, the signature tune of India’s freedom struggle, was first sung in Gujarat in 1906 at an intricately carved haveli in Dhobi ni Pol. The haveli, called the United Bengal Home, is crumbling to dust today, raising cries of protest among local residents. Behind the facade that is still standing, the three-storey building has […]
Continue readingJewellers to restore a gem in walled city
Here is a partnership that could go a long way in Ahmedabad achieving its dream of becoming India’s first Unesco World Heritage City. Leading jewellers Zaveri & Company have become one of the first business houses in the city to fund the walled city’s restoration. Brothers Bharat and Kishore Zaveri have joined hands with the […]
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