Debarshi Das of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, for constantly monitoring the progress of my work and helping me with valuable suggestions. Thanks Mrs. Bandana Khatoniar, Mr. Durga Sharma, and Parag Kalita, the Office Staff of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati, for providing a pleasant atmosphere to conduct my research.
1: Policy Framework Guidelines for Heritage
Plates
Abstract
Introduction
- Cultural Heritage Management (CHM)
- Status of Heritage Management in India
- Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
- The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 for heritage conservation
- The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Act of 2010
- Types of Threats to Archaeological Sites
- Threats to heritage structures in India
- Threats to Heritage Structures in Guwahati
- Previous Research on Heritage Resource Management
- Issues Raised
- Statement of the problem
- Objective
In the United States, the National Park Service is the authority of the National Register. Climate extremes are the main contributing factors in the disintegration of the Sphinx at Giza.
Map of Assam and the 7 structures in the Greater Panbazar area of Guwahati city
Methodology
- Analytical Framework of Study
- The five ―C‖s
- Ground reconnaissance: -
- Literary Survey: -
- Architectural documentation
- Photographic documentation
- Interview Method: -
- Case study research is a qualitative approach which involves the study of an issue that is explored through one or more cases within a setting. Case study is considered as a strategy of
- Computer aided drawing: -
- Conclusion
In the Guwahati Baptist Church, a survey was conducted to compile an inventory of the antiquities. The pages within the old registers of the church members belonging to 2/1/ 1876 were also clicked.
CHAPTER 3
Transition of the Cultural Landscape of Guwahati
Landscapes
Historic structures are transformed into landmarks, and these are an important part of the city's cultural landscape. It was then that the British began to add to the cultural landscape of the state of Assam and to the city of Guwahati in particular. The cultural landscape and the archaeological sites are properties in the prime area of the city of Guwahati.
The cultural landscape of Guwahati represents the artistic and religious development of the colonial period from the end of the 19th century to the second half of the 1954.
Urbanity/ Urbanisation: -
Instead, the city's historic centers have become dangerous to modern life and have had to be completely removed or reduced to museum pieces. It turns out that since architects and planners had failed to understand the morphology of urban form, they started building arbitrarily within the urban fabric. Guwahati is one of the 63 cities of India under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
JNNURM aims to fulfill Guwahati's aspirations to play its role as the Gateway to the Northeast and possibly Southeast Asia under the Look East Policy (now Act East Policy) of the Government of India.
A Brief Outline of the city of Guwahati: -
By 1835, a school (the Gauhati School which later became known as the Collegiate School in 1865 and in the early 20th century, the institution was renamed the Cotton Collegiate School) was established in Guwahati under the patronage of the General Committee of Public Education. The Saraighat Bridge over the Brahmaputra River was the next development that changed the scenario of the city. In 1972 after the reorganization of Assam state, the capital was shifted from Shillong to Dispur (Guwahati) where the city gained considerable political importance.
Conference Center Complex of the Council of Baptist Churches of North East India (CBCNEI) located in Guwahati Baptist Church premises.
The Analytical Framework
Layout of the Case Studies
Government of India/Assam Legislative Acts for the Protection of Monuments. i) Same as reliability (2) No case study.
Case Study of Guwahati Baptist Church
In 2005, the GMDA CEO was of the opinion that they would place before the Government of Assam the issue regarding the construction of a car park taking over both the MMCH campus and the Mission Complex for the purpose. And it was only on February 15, 2007 that the CBCNEI received the disputed letter from the Secretary of the Department, Government of Assam. Members of Parliament from Assam raised the issue in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament, and held discussions with the Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh.
CBCNEI has major activities catering to the needs of the people of North East India viz.
Credibility
- Civic Engagement
- Knowledge and Planning
- Inventory-
- Description
- Photographs:-
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No. Questionnaire to assess the credibility of the monuments Interview 2. i) Is the church/hospital building beautiful as a heritage monument. ii) Is the building valuable? It means taking inventory of the things and managing and monitoring the assets in a specific organization. There is a tall steeple-like tower on top of the roof in the eastern corner of the church.
On top of the roof at the eastern corner of the church is a tall belfry that resembles a tower that houses the church bell.
Mapping of Cultural Characteristics
- History
- Architectural Features: (Plate no 10, 7, 12, 3, 17 Plate no.) Plate 10 Gable Roof
Guwahati being strategically located near the Brahmaputra River, it became the natural choice of the American Baptists also to settle permanently in the Kamarpatty area. Thus a mission center was established in Guwahati and this mission is the precursor to the establishment of the first Baptist Church in the North Eastern region. In 1845, representatives of Christians in Nowgow, Sibsagar and Guwahati established a church in Guwahati, which was the first Baptist church of Assam and the North East.
Guwahati Baptist Church, which is located in the Mission Compound at Kamarpatty in the Fancy Bazar area of Guwahati, is under the administrative care of the Council of Baptist Churches North East India (CBCNEI).
Gable Roof
Gothic Revival
Gothic Tower
Cross beam ceiling in Churches
- Conservation
- Interview 4) With Rev Azizul Haque, questions ranged from sensitive issues like the attempt to dismantle the Church structure by the Assam Government, issues regarding the
- Rev Dr Ajoy Lama, the Secretary of the Council of Baptist Churches North East India (CBCNEI) was contacted to ascertain the major crisis which challenged the
- Interview 3) Sunday Church visitors in the Guwahati Baptist Church were randomly interviewed on 25 December 2011; 23 September, 2012
- Regulatory Systems
- Capacity building, Communication and Communities
In the case of Guwahati Baptist Church, the current owners, CBCNEI and users, Guwahati City Baptist Christians, reflect the local situation. For the maintenance of the Church, the pastor considered that the members cooperate and get actively involved in church affairs. Guwahati Baptist Church is located in Kamarpatty, Fancy Bazar area, in the heart of Guwahati city.
This is due to the administrative ability of Guwahati Baptist Church and the support of stakeholders.
Conference Center Complex
- Case Study
- Credibility
- Civic Engagement Tool:-
- Knowledge and Planning: -
- Inventory-
- Description
- Free hand drawings of immovable antiquities
- Photographs: -
- Mapping of Cultural Characteristics
- History
- Architectural Features Plate No 10, 6, 18
- Truss
- Door with similar design/Louvered Door
- Regulatory Systems
- Financial Tool
- Capacity Building, Communication, Communities
In the case of the Conference Center Complex, the Council of Baptist Churches in North East India (CBCNEI) is the owner and user”. This interview has already been mentioned in Guwahati Baptist Church Conservation Framework. The details of the financial instrument specified for Guwahati Baptist Church are true and applicable for the Conference Center Complex as well.
This financial tool adopts a public-private partnership (PPP) model for the management of the conference center complex.
Christ Church
Case Study
The regulatory and legislative acts as laid down by the Government of India and referred to in the Indian Constitution regarding the protection of heritage monuments are applicable for the protection of monuments in the State of Assam as well. In addition, Assam has its own legislative acts for the protection of monuments, which have been mentioned in the context of the Guwahati Baptist Church. Community Framework knowledge and financial tools in the case of Conference Center Complex does not involve the public with the questionnaire to assess Credibility but proposes Public Private Partnership and uses the questionnaire on Policy Framework for heritage management of Guwahati city.
Recently a food court was built on top of the underground car park adjacent to Christ Church.
Credibility
- Civic Engagement
- Knowledge and Planning tool
- Inventory-
- Description
- Free Hand drawings of the immovable properties
- Photographs
Even today, the Christ Church exists vulnerable under the pressure of development in the heart of Panbazar within the city of Guwahati. The roof of the church is divided into two main sections which are visible from the front, while an extension to the north over the vestry is also well pronounced. The two panes of glass with biblical symbols attached to both sides of the wall behind the Altar Table in the center area define holiness.
The wooden railing placed at the entrance to the Altar Platform is a kind of barrier, signifying purity by separating the saint from the outside.
Mapping of Cultural Characteristics .1 History
- Architectural Features Plate No 9, 5, 2, 10, 3,
Regina Kuehn in her book ―Baptism Place‖ mentions the shapes of baptismal stones that reveal baptismal truths. Different types of baptistery shapes are womb, cross, tomb, stepped, octagonal, hexagonal and tub. The octagonal baptismal font is inside the Christ Church which was established in 1844 in Guwahati.
The tub-shaped font is seen in the Guwahati Baptist Church established in the year 1845; while the current building was built in 1914.
Tuscan Columns
Tuscan Column
Carpenter Gothic Revival Style
Carpenter Gothic Revival Architecture
Similarity in Porch Design
Cross Beam
- Conservation
The second tool is regulatory systems which are also used in the case of the Church of Christ.
For understanding the local conditions an interview of the Presbyter, Rev
- Regulatory Systems
- Financial Tool
- Capacity Building, Communication and Communities
Church of Christ users ie. The Anglican Church community of Guwahati and the Church owners reflect the local situation. In this regard, members of the Church of Christ are sensitive to the idea of inheritance. At the same time they are enthusiastic about extending the life of the Church building.
Do you believe that laws can help to protect the life of the old building of the church?.
White Memorial Hostel
Case Study
Public private partnership which has been proposed for Guwahati Baptist Church is also proposed for Christ Church under knowledge, planning and financial tool for framework capacity building. For applying the communication framework, the tools of the case study, inventory of the church buildings and articles, description, pencil drawings, photography and interviews of the cross-section of the community in Guwahati city were used. The framework communities, using knowledge and planning tools and economic tools, propose public-private partnership for the management of the Church of Christ.
In addition to the questionnaire on policy framework for cultural heritage management in Guwahati city and the questionnaire for assessing the credibility of the investigated monuments are also used in the case of Christ Church.
Credibility
- Civic Engagement
- Knowledge and Planning
- Inventory-
- Description
- Free hand drawings of immovable antiquities
- Photographs
The weight of the floor of the portico is balanced by four large square pillars designed with Tuscan capitals on top which support the portico and plain base which touches the floor in the porch. The first floor of the White Memorial Hostel building is made of wood and there is extensive timber framing as an essential construction material and also for decorative purposes.
Mapping of Cultural Characteristics .1 History
- Architectural Features Plate No 8, 5, 15, 7, 6
Portico
- Portico
- Colonial Verandah
- Colonial Verandah
- Wooden Fretwork
- Conservation
- Capacity Building, Communication, Communities
In order to understand the local situation, an interview was conducted with Mrs. Bendengla Jamir, the former caretaker of the White Memorial Hostel. The long-standing partnership with the White Memorial Hostel under the leadership of CBCNEI will no longer materialize. This will later help in the preservation of the items, as they will be under constant control.
In addition, the questionnaire that was used to assess the credibility of the studied monuments was not used in the case of the White Memorial Hostel.
Satribari Christian Hospital, 1926
- Case Study
- Credibility
- Civic Engagement
- Knowledge and Planning
- Inventory-
- Description
- Free hand drawing of immovable properties/antiquities
- Photographs
- Mapping of Cultural Characteristics .1 History
- Architectural Features Plate 6
- Conservation
- Regulatory System
- Financial Tool
- Capacity Building, Communication, Communities
Perhaps with this idea, a typical vernacular style was adopted in the case of the hospital building. But the foundation of Satribari Christian Hospital was laid with the help of a nursing school on 26 October 1926. Satribari Christian Hospital is under the ownership of Council of Baptist Churches North East India.
In the case of Satribari Christian Hospital, the owner is the Baptist Church Council of North East India (CBCNEI) and the users are citizens of Guwahati representing the local conditions.
Church, Satribari Christian Hospital, 1926 3.31 Case Study
Credibility
- Civic Engagement
In the interest of managing the structural design of Satribari Christian Hospital, the knowledge and planning tools in the context of capacity building, communication and communities are outlined, exploring the interconnectivity between the hospital case study, the cultural- heritage objects through an inventory, photography, pencil drawings, policy framework questionnaire etc. However, the financial instrument in the case of Satribari Christian Hospital could be one described in Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, USA .
