When the rain comes into the courtyard of Vishrambag wada....

Rainwater harvesting at Vishrambag wada....

The motif of the rising sun on the stage opposite Shaniwar Wada, realised 34 years after it was conceived though the stage and openair theatre were built in the year 2000!

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Participated in a visit to #Pune’s historic Shaniwar wada by Member of Parliament Dr. Medha Kulkarni to assess the short and long term work needed to restore the wada, its old paintings, inner structures ~ with reps of Archaeological Survey of India PMC Care KIRAN KALAMDANI Architects, experts in History

शनिवारवाड्याच्या पुनःरूज्जीवन करण्याची राज्यसभेत मागणी.. आज राज्यसभेच्या सत्रात पुण्याची ऐतिहासिक ओळख असलेल्या आणि एकेकाळी संपूर्ण देशाच्या राजकारणाचा केंद्रबिंदू असलेल्या शनिवारवाड्याच्या पुनःरूज्जीवनचा मुद्दा उपस्थित केला. शनिवारवाड्याच्या दुरुस्तीचे व देखभालीचे काम लवकरात

A 1,000-year-old helical stepwell with 8 entries is located in Walur Village, Selu Taluka, in the Parbhani District of Maharashtra, India. This unique "Helical Stepwell" features spiral steps from 8 sides leading to the well shaft and 8 Devakoshta (niches) above the steps.

The Pune Metro people have put up an entrance and exit right across Pune's 140 year old heritage landmark without any permission or notice to the Heritage Committee. Some sense of entitlement this!

One of the arms of the Mahatma Phule Mandai that has been reinstated and soon work on the others will begin.

Some people drive scooters across the stalls at Pune's central vegetable market which is supposed to be a pedestrian zone. Some sense of entitlement this!

Sunil Mohite of the Heritage Cell looks at the rather anticlimactic ceiling of the place where all the eight arms of the landmark Victorian Gothic Revival building converge! It can do much better.

The Central Hall of the Mahatma Phule Mandai is waiting for culturally vibrant and appropriate activities about 13 years after we started work. Fingers crossed 🤞

The roof above the hall is an intriguing piece of architectural engineering without a truss but giant brackets that hold the roof up! Everytime I come hear I can't stop staring 😂

City Engineer Yuvraj Deshmukh is fascinated by the woodcarving in progress at the Vishrambag wada on a Saturday morning. It's the 21st year since work started.

The blank facade of the 'Rangoli' saree shop that overlooks the central courtyard of Vishrambag wada is recently painted and its not looking bad!

That was a wonderful workshop on Pune's building community and the subaltern histories related to it at the COEP and attended by several veterans. Thank you Sarah Melsens and team.

#Smart_City We were given a work order to design a International Contemporary Art Centre at Baner and despite submitting a Detailed Project Report on the same there has been no further developments on the same. That they have not paid us and our consultants is yet another lapse!

Happy Ganesh chaturthi to all friends and family !