An illustrated interaction with Azhar Tyabji, author of
"BHUJ: Art, Architecture, History"

at Binny Room, Taj Connemara.

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Azhar Tyabji studied art history, history and community planning at university. He has since worked with organisations in India, Morocco and the United States on heritage conservation and urban development projects, most recently with the Environmental Planning Collaborative in Ahmedabad. He is currently on a heritage conservation project with the interdisciplinary conservation organisation, DRONAH, for the Government of Rajasthan.

The book, "BHUJ: Art, Architecture History" celebrates collaboration and demonstrates how ethnography and advocacy planning can be intertwined to engage people in the making and unmaking of a place says Rahul Mehrotra. Illustrated with pictures and stories obtained from residents, museums and local organisations in Bhuj, the book combines ethnography, a comment on the relationship between craft and city-building and a thought-provoking critique of present day development trends. Rare 19th- and 20th-century photographs complement the book's narrative, which describes the fascinating economic role that the arts have played in city building and the prospects ahead to marshal them as instruments of future development.

Azhar Tyabji will interact with members of heritage clubs in schools and colleges on 28th and 29th June.