BANGALORE: The city will have a heritage commission in the next three to four months. The commission will identify and preserve heritage in Bangalore and later across the state.
Ashwin Mahesh, ABIDe member, speaking at the ‘Bangalore as a creative city’ public consultation organised by Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) here on Thursday, said built heritage, cultural and natural heritage needed to be identified, conserved and restored. “The proposed heritage commission intends to do precisely that.

We have recommended that the commission be a statutory body so that it can do its work irrespective of government change,” he said…………

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Bangalore city will have a heritage commission in the next three to four months. The commission will identify and preserve heritage in Bangalore and later across the state. Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) has recently organised a seminar on ‘Bangalore as a creative city’ and eminent personalities in the field of theatre, films, cultural activities had participated.

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In our hurriedness to define “culture” in the contemporary contexts, are weglossing over the fact that culture means a “way of life”? ……

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Francesca Rechia liveblogs from “BANGALORE AS A CREATIVE CITY” – an open consultation on organized at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Bengaluru.

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