from BBC News
Restoring Calcutta's crumbling heritage
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This article speaks of conservation efforts towards British buildings in Calcutta, India. There are disagreements about which buildings to conserve, to what extent it should be conserved among the various conservation groups. The term "Cultural Colonism" has even been thrown out which brings to mind that sometimes architectural and/or historical significance of artefacts big or small, portable or non-portable can be pretty subjective.
More information about the issues of building conservation can be found in a earlier post.
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Another similar story from _The Guardian_.
ReplyDeleteThe rubble of the Raj
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1350138,00.html
I think colonialism is part of the nation's history. Tearing down old colonial buildings do nothing to change that historical fact. Instead, it shows up a profound sense of petty-mindedness, regardless of how injust or inhumane that period of history had been.
Well...unless conservation efforts in the country are really concentrated more on colonial buildings and less on buildings from other periods which are just as architecturally or historically significant. It's a question of balance?
ReplyDeleteAnother article on whether to preserve (or eradicate) the built colonial legacy of New Delhi, epitomised by Edwin Lutyens' work.
ReplyDeletefrom _The Art Newspaper_
Lutyens bungalows under threat
Conservationists have protested against plans to demolish the New Delhi government-owned historic houses worth $10.8 billion
By Darryl D’Monte
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11652