Heritage Conservation for Poverty Alleviation Raghurajpur, a Case Study

50 Pages·2005·7.25 MB·English

Heritage Conservation
for Poverty Alleviation
INTACH’s Initiatives
in Raghurajpur, Orissa
SK Misra
Chairman, INTACH, New Delhi
INTACH
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
“It shall be the duty of every citizen of India
to value and preserve the rich heritage of
our composite culture”
- Fundamental Duties, 51 – A, Constitution of
India
INTACH
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
Committed to this cause, INTACH was established in
1984 as an Autonomous body with the mandate to
identify and catalyse the protection of India’s unprotected
built, natural and art heritage. INTACH has 140 chapters
in the country.
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
OUR MISSION
TO PROTECT INDIA’s
TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE,
INCLUDING OUR VAST NUMBERS OF UNPROTECTED
MONUMENTS AND HISTORIC SITES,
OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, OUR MATERIAL CULTURE,
AND OUR LIVING TRADITIONS
TO SENSITISE THE PUBLIC THROUGH AWARENESS
PROGRAMMES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS,PUBLICATIONS,
AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
TO INTEGRATE THE CONSERVATION OF OUR HERITAGE WITH
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION,
PARTICULARLY IN RURAL AREAS
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
OUR MISSION
TO ACT AS ADVISORY BODY ON POLICY FORMULATION
REGARDING OUR ARCHITECTURAL, NATURAL AND CULTURAL
HERITAGE
TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN RESTORATION AND
CONSERVATION PROJECTS
CONSERVATION OF WATER RESOURCES, AWARENESS
EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, RURAL HERITAGE PROGRAMMES
TO UNDERTAKE EMERGENCY RESPONSE MEASURES DURING
NATURAL OR MAN-MADE DISASTERS
INTACH has now launched..
SUSTAINABLE HERITAGE:
VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
TO INTEGRATE HERITAGE PRESERVATION WITH SOCIAL
CONCERNS AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION,
INTACH HAS DEVELOPED TWO PILOT PROJECTS IN VILLAGES
WITH RICH CULTURAL TRADITIONS, WITH THE GOAL OF
PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT AND A BETTER
QUALITY OF LIFE, WHILE PRESERVING THE UNIQUE
CHARACTER AND HERITAGE OF EACH VILLAGE.
THE PROJECTS ARE UNDERWAY IN:
RAGHURAJPUR, ORISSA
AND
PRAGPUR, HIMACHAL PRADESH
RAGHURAJPUR VILLAGE
In the eastern coastal state of
Orissa, Raghurajpur is about 50
kms. from the capital city of
Bhubaneshwar, and 10 kms, from
the pilgrimage center of Puri.
POPULATION:
APPROX. 700 PERSONS
PLAN:
LINEAR,WITH 2 ROWS OF HOUSES AND 1 ROW
OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
PROFESSIONS:
ALMOST THE ENTIRE POPULATION IS
INVOLVED IN THE VISUAL OR PERFORMING
ARTS
Fig. Above: A view of the village;
Fig. below: Details of a row of houses
VERNACULAR
ARCHITECTURE
STONE AND THATCH ROOF
CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM
MOST HOUSES FACE THE
VILLAGE STREET
PUBLIC STRUCTURES
(SUCH AS TEMPLES)
ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
VILLAGE
Fig. Above: Row of houses;
Fig. below: Temple structure in the
middle of the vllage
NATURAL FEATURES
THE NATURAL RESOURCES
INCLUDE:
BETEL LEAF PLANTATION;
WATER BODIES;
COCONUT GROVES
Fig. Above: Betel leaf plantation;
Fig. below: Water body within coconut
grove
A day in the life of the villagers