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NEW DELHI: The Humayun World Heritage Site Museum, set to be inaugurated on July 29, brings to life the 700 years of pluralistic cultural traditions of the ancient city’s historic neighbourhoods– Nizamuddin, named after 13th century Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya.

With the help of 3-D illustrations, immersive screens, replicas of Mughal era architecture and rare artefacts, the museum records the life of emperor Humayun and the profound connections which the Mughals shared with the ‘sacred Sufi landscape’ of the city.

New Delhi, Jul 22 (PTI) The “country’s first” sunken museum at the magnificent Humayun’s Tomb site in Delhi that marries modern 21st-century architecture with Mughal-era craftsmanship in its design is all set for its inauguration next week.

The museum, whose layout is inspired by the medieval ‘baolis’ or traditional water tanks, is slated to be inaugurated by Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on June 29, coinciding with the ongoing meeting of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) in the national capital, an official source told PTI.

Built by the Mughals in the 16th century as Azim Bagh and later utilised by the British to cultivate exotic plants, Sunder Nursery remained dilapidated for many years. The redevelopment project by the Aga Khan Trust of Culture began in 2008. For over a decade, the team worked towards preserving its heritage, ecological assets, and cultural landscape, finally inaugurating the 90-acre complex for the public in February, 2018.

In Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, an integrated solar powered irrigation system has brought new hope for sustainable agriculture and improved livelihoods. With climate change, the unpredictability of monsoons and cost of all inputs soaring, till two years ago farmers were finding it increasingly difficult to get the return they expected from cultivation of rice, wheat and traditional crops.

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The Delhi High Court recently said that the Aga Khan Trust, by way of maintaining sixteenth century park complex Sunder Nursery, had done a “commendable job” for heritage protection in the country. [Binny Kalra v. Union of India & Ors].

Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Subramonium Prasad further said,

Hazar Imam offering Friday Prayers at Juma Masjid, Bombay 1958-03-21

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) in partnership with Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) India today announced the launch of the ‘Biodiversity and Ecosystem-Based Climate Change Adaptation’ project in Gandhinagar. The project focuses on enhancing the resilience of coastal communities vulnerable to climate change and natural hazards through an ecosystem-based, community-centred, and technology-based approach to adaptation.

The Aga Khan Trust for Culture unveils seven sculptures and a book on Humayun, ahead of the opening of a site museum on the Humayun's tomb.

The timing is right, though the times may not be. As the monarch who laid the foundation of the Mughal dynasty by establishing his seat in Delhi, Nasir Ud-din Baig Muhammad Khan—better known as Humayun—held Delhi’s throne twice in between a long Persian exile, from 1530 to 1540, and from 1555 to 1556. The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) is honouring the long-dead emperor with a museum at Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi.

U.S. Charge d’Affaires, Ambassador Beth Jones on Tuesday announced a $250,000 U.S.-government project to support the conservation and restoration of Paigah tombs in Hyderabad.

Ambassador Jones visited the Paigah tombs complex and announced the project to support the conservation and restoration of six tombs built in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Supported by the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), it is the fifth such conservation project funded by the U.S. Consulate in Hyderabad. The Aga Khan Trust for Culture will implement the project.

HYDERABAD, India, Jan. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) India in partnership with the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH) and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) conducted a workshop on Urban Heat Island (UHI) studies done in Hyderabad, and to explore opportunities for implementation of mitigation measures in alignment with draft Cool Roof Policy for Hyderabad in collaboration with government and non-governmental partners.

Mumbai The demolition of the 70-year-old Prince Aly Khan (PAKH) building, Mazgaon, will begin on Tuesday after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) served them demolition notice on December 23

Hyderabad: The Ministry of Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) on Thursday announced the restoration of the historic Badshahi Ashoorkhana.

Following the survey of the Badshahi Ashurkhana, urban development secretary Arvind Kumar stated that the Aga Khan Trust and the Quli Qutub Shah Urban Development Authority (QQSUDA) will restore the lime plaster and consolidate the structure.

Hyderabad: A Qutb Shahi monument Shaikpet Sarai will be restored for adaptive reuse under the aegis of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) and National Institute of Urban Management (NIUM) by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Special Chief Secretary of Urban Development Arvind Kumar tweeted on Monday.

Shaikpet Sarai is the latest monument to be added to the list of heritage structures being restored by the Telangana government.

The authorities recently announced that Saidani-Ma Tomb, Sardar Mahal, Mir Alam Mandi, and Mahaboob Chowk Market (Murghi Chowk) will be restored.

For 10 years, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture has been restoring the Qutb Shahi Tombs. And in it lies the founder of Hyderabad.

Precariously perched on a bamboo scaffolding in the scorching Hyderabad heat one afternoon, a mason tirelessly chipped through 20th-century cement layers. Suddenly, something glistened through the dust. Intricate blue and green glaze tile patterns on the facade and dome of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah’s mausoleum, hidden away for centuries, peeked through. The dilapidated tiles are now a glimpse into the 16th-century world when the mausoleum was created.

The QuliQutb Shah Development Authority (QQSUDA) and the National Institute of Urban Management (NIUM) will be spearheading the project, MA&UD informed in a press note.

Hyderabad: The revival of the Charminar pedestrianisation project will be done with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) and ThinkCity, announced MA&UD special chief secretary Arvind Kumar.

Arvind Kumar said on Friday that a meeting was held with the general manager of AKTC Luis Monreal. “Economic integration of stakeholders/hawkers is integral,” said Kumar.

Shillong, June 10: An MoU was signed between Dean Admissions, Aga Khan Academy and Secretary Education , Government of Meghalaya (GoM), for talent identification and providing scholarship for four meritorious students from Meghalaya.

The students will be admitted for classes 6 to 12 in Aga Khan Academy, Telangana.

Press Trust of India New Delhi

Aga Khan, the chairman of Aga Khan Development network, arrived here today on a 12-day India visit during which he will meet President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Vice President Hamid Ansari.

Khan would preside over an inauguration ceremony to mark the completion of the restoration of Humayun's Tomb Heritage site tomorrow.

The restoration work at the heritage site has been carried out by the Aga Khan Trust.

New Delhi, December 2

In double joy for India, a project on holistic urban revitalisation of the historic Nizamuddin Basti community in Delhi, has brought laurels for the country in two categories in this year's UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.

The project has won the prestigious Award of Excellence, and another award in the Special Recognition for Sustainable Development category, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) said.