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'Humayun's Tomb has been restored the Indian way'
Updated On: 29 September, 2013 02:23 AM IST | | Kareena N Gianani
The recently-restored Humayun's Tomb is the largest conservation initiative in independent India and the only one undertaken by the non-governmental organisation, the Aga Khan Trust For Culture. Kareena N Gianani meets its project director, Ratish Nanda, who tells her how the structure was conserved with an Indian sensibility and how it has created skilled manpower for future initiatives of similar scope and scale
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Tell us the significance of the restoration of Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi.
In 1993, Humayun’s tomb was declared World Heritage Site and the International Council on Monuments and Sites recommended that the gardens must be restored. In 1997, the garden restoration was undertaken by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) and, in 2007, we commenced the larger Urban Renewal Initiative that includes the mausoleum and 300 acres of its setting including Nizamuddin Basti.
The restoration project was undertaken by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture with co-funding from Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and in partnership with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
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