Heritage Week launched

Delhi’s Heritage Week began on April 13, with the Delhi Development Authority and the Archaeological Survey of India rolling out six days of public events across the city. (thehansindia.com) The program runs through April 18 and centers on heritage walks, exhibitions, photography contests and cultural events tied to Delhi’s historic sites. Officials said the activities are meant to draw residents, especially younger people, into the city’s art and architectural history. (ommcomnews.com) Mehrauli Archaeological Park is a main venue, and Sanjay Van is also on the schedule. The Delhi Development Authority said the week will include an exhibition documenting conservation work in the Mehrauli area with the Archaeological Survey of India. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) The timing lines up with International Day for Monuments and Sites, which is observed on April 18 each year. Delhi officials are using that date to frame the week as both a public festival and a preservation campaign. (devdiscourse.com) The push comes as Delhi’s planners try to present heritage as part of the city’s future growth, not only its past. Delhi Development Authority Vice Chairman N. Saravana Kumar said the capital’s heritage is a “living legacy” that should remain central to the city’s future. (socialnews.xyz) The Delhi Development Authority is the capital’s main planning body, created in 1957 under the Delhi Development Act to guide the city’s development. Its role in a heritage campaign shows how preservation is being tied to land use, public space and civic programming, not just archaeology. (dda.gov.in) The Archaeological Survey of India brings the conservation side of that partnership. In this week’s events, that means showing restoration work already carried out in Mehrauli, one of Delhi’s oldest continuously inhabited areas. (newsable.asianetnews.com) For now, the immediate test is turnout. By April 18, officials will know whether walks, exhibitions and school-focused activities can turn Delhi’s protected sites into places residents actively use, not just pass by. (thehansindia.com)