Rajkot: With His Honorious Rich Repository, Rajkot District not only has the status of Prince to boast, but also that it is a place that maintains the nation’s father, Mahatma Gandhi, in his childhood.
These heritage facts will now be documented correctly for the first time with Indian national trust for the art and cultural heritage (Intach), Chapter Rajkot.
Intach Member recently met with collector districts of Rajkot and Commissioner of the city where they gave them decisions to document legacy buildings, sites, art, crafts, music, dance, culture, cuisine, and more in the collaboration of district and corporate administration city.
Documentation work will be carried out by members of the Institute under the leadership of Architect Riddhi Shah, holding Rajkot Articles and fans of researchers and inheritance.
Shah tells Toi, “We want to translate a variety of Rajkot Heritage to Inheritance that inspires.
We will document the importance of every legacy site or building, his current condition and determine his historical interests.
We will also ask for funds if the site is in a dilapidated condition.” This Institute Having 30 members in Rajkot at this time that will also provide their recommendations about endangered culture and how to revive.
They will also plan awareness programs among school students and lectures specifically, and citizens in general to maintain the district heritage.
This will document the intangible and intangible heritage, which means that it will not only include buildings and sites but also document local cultural and art activities aged more than 50 years.
In the Rajkot district, around 11 monuments were protected by the state.
According to Shah, there are 80 buildings and sites that they identify randomly that require protection and maintenance.
Some of them included Gondal’s Darbargadh and Palace, Rajkot’s Ranjit Vilas Palace, Rajkot Library of the British era, Rajkot Old Market such as the Lakhajir Market, Kaba Gandhi No Delo where Gandhiji lived, Kasturba Dham in Tramba detained under many more.
Intach is a inheritance organization that promotes conservation, conservation and disseminating the awareness of inheritance and intangible inheritance.