Engagement of Contemporary Communities with the Shared Heritage Resources of the Dwindling Minorities of Central Calcutta

The accelerated growth of Calcutta as a trading center under the British between the mid-18th and early 20th centuries brought an influx of diverse trading communities, including Armenians, Baghdadi Jews, Parsis, and Chinese, who settled in the historic bazaar nucleus of the city known today as Cen...

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Autor principal:	Sohini Pyne
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Lenguaje:	EN ES
Publicado:	INTBAU Spain 2021
Materias:	Urban heritage Cultural pluralism Shared built heritage Community engagement Participatory methods Architecture NA1-9428 Building construction TH1-9745
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5c7646c2ed7c4385923c11cb80bcd6802021-11-15T21:31:39ZEngagement of Contemporary Communities with the Shared Heritage Resources of the Dwindling Minorities of Central Calcutta2660-58212660-583Xhttps://doaj.org/article/5c7646c2ed7c4385923c11cb80bcd6802021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.traditionalarchitecturejournal.com/index.php/home/article/view/530https://doaj.org/toc/2660-5821https://doaj.org/toc/2660-583X The accelerated growth of Calcutta as a trading center under the British between the mid-18th and early 20th centuries brought an influx of diverse trading communities, including Armenians, Baghdadi Jews, Parsis, and Chinese, who settled in the historic bazaar nucleus of the city known today as Central Calcutta. These ethnoreligious communities erected significant heritage buildings reflecting their cultures. But with large-scale emigration and a rapidly dwindling local population, this shared built heritage is in neglect and has little or no relevance for Central Calcutta’s contemporary communities. This paper discusses the issues faced by these heritage resources and offers recommendations for enhancing community engagement, initiating co-management and developing common goals amongst contemporary communities so as to effectively safeguard this built heritage of dwindling minorities. Sohini PyneINTBAU SpainarticleUrban heritageCultural pluralismShared built heritageCommunity engagementParticipatory methodsArchitectureNA1-9428Building constructionTH1-9745ENESJournal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism, Iss 2 (2021)
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topic	Urban heritage Cultural pluralism Shared built heritage Community engagement Participatory methods Architecture NA1-9428 Building construction TH1-9745
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description	The accelerated growth of Calcutta as a trading center under the British between the mid-18th and early 20th centuries brought an influx of diverse trading communities, including Armenians, Baghdadi Jews, Parsis, and Chinese, who settled in the historic bazaar nucleus of the city known today as Central Calcutta. These ethnoreligious communities erected significant heritage buildings reflecting their cultures. But with large-scale emigration and a rapidly dwindling local population, this shared built heritage is in neglect and has little or no relevance for Central Calcutta’s contemporary communities. This paper discusses the issues faced by these heritage resources and offers recommendations for enhancing community engagement, initiating co-management and developing common goals amongst contemporary communities so as to effectively safeguard this built heritage of dwindling minorities.
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title_short	Engagement of Contemporary Communities with the Shared Heritage Resources of the Dwindling Minorities of Central Calcutta
title_full	Engagement of Contemporary Communities with the Shared Heritage Resources of the Dwindling Minorities of Central Calcutta
title_fullStr	Engagement of Contemporary Communities with the Shared Heritage Resources of the Dwindling Minorities of Central Calcutta
title_full_unstemmed	Engagement of Contemporary Communities with the Shared Heritage Resources of the Dwindling Minorities of Central Calcutta
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Engagement of Contemporary Communities with the Shared Heritage Resources of the Dwindling Minorities of Central Calcutta

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