TALKING ARCHITECTURE

Life and Loss in Shahjahanabad

A Talk by Ashok Mathur, a long-time resident of Shahjahanabad. The talk will explore the connections between the architecture of Shahjahanabad and its characteristic way of life -- through his primary experience and his family memories of living in a haveli constructed by his great-grandfather over 120 years ago in the Nai Sarak area of Shahjahanabad. What are the tangible and intangible implications due to the degradation and loss of that architecture -- and what may be done to arrest that loss?

The talk will be followed by a dialogue with Anuradha Chaturvedi, HoD Department of Conservation, S.P.A. Delhi;  Shama Mitra Chenoy, Professor, Department of History of Shivaji College, University of Delhi; and Anisha Shekhar Mukherji, Conservation Architect, Author and Visiting Faculty at School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi