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Members Projects and Activities
Ahmedabad
Heritage Festival 19-25 November 2008 The Ahmedabad Heritage Festival was organised from 19-25 November 2008. Several programmes were conducted to create an awareness and interest among citizens of the city’s heritage. The festivities included: launch of a guided heritage night walk; a special heritage walk for the hearing- and speech-impaired; house museum visits; a film festival on heritage sites; Baitha Garba: Gujarat’s traditional song-dance form; Sufi festival of poems, dance and songs; kite-making workshop; and a traditional food festival. Pictures: Cochin
Heritage Seminar 21 March 2009 A Heritage Seminar was organized by the Town & Country Planning Department, Government of Kerala on 21 March 2009, on the occasion of the conclusion of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the department, at the historic Bastion Bungalow in Fort Kochi. The inaugural function was presided over by Mr Eapen Varughese, Chief Town Planner, and Member Secretary of the Art and Heritage Commission. The keynote address was delivered by Mr S.M. Vijayanand (Principal Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala). He spoke about the responsibilities of the Town and Country Planning Department and offered suggestions for handling the challenges ahead.
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