Center for Heritage Conservation, CRDF

Watch Full Video Here : youtu.be/GUGZWNzPhlI?si… @CeptResearch @WorldMonuments @HIC_Bhuj Arid Communities and Technologies Jigna Desai Jayashree Bardhan Harshada Warrier Association for Appropriate Built Habitat and Technologies

We have released Bhuj’s Watch Day Video screened at the special public event at Khengarji Park near Hamirsar Lake on 10th October 2025. The event was organised by World Monuments Fund India (WMFI), CHC-CRDF, Bhuj-based Homes in the City (HIC), and Bhuj Nagarpalika.

The registrations are now open for the conference Reframing Vernacular Architecture for a Decolonised World, jointly hosted by Oxford Brookes University (UK) and CEPT University (India).   Register here: crdf.org.in/event/reframin… Email: reframingvernaculararchitecture@cept.ac.in

Photographs: 4-One of the practical sessions on audio-visual documentation. Photo Credit: Paula Granados 5 & 6-At the ethnographic drawing workshop. Drawings: Jayashree Bardhan; Photo Credit: Paula Granados

Photographs: 1-Group photograph of the 2025 trainees. Photo Credit: Emily Tarry 2-Orientation by Lissant Bolton. Photo Credit: Paula Granados 3-Session by Paula Granados. Photo Credit: Jayashree Bardhan #EMKP #britishmuseum #endangeredmaterialknowledgeprogramme #culturalheritage

Sharing some snippets from the ‘Endangered Material Knowledge Programme’ (EMKP) training week at British Museum in September 2025. The training was for the new grantees to prepare them for material culture documentation and post-fieldwork components of their projects.

@WorldMonuments @CeptResearch Homes in the city - Bhuj Jigna Desai Jayashree Bardhan #WorldMonumentsWatch2025 #waterandheritage #culturalheritage #climateresilience #WatchDay

We thank all participants at the event and we look forward to collective positive actions to rejuvenate this ingenious historic water system of Bhuj!

We are pleased to share some glimpses from the Watch Day at Bhuj!

Discover the fascinating history, heritage, features and current challenges of the water systems that have sustained Bhuj for centuries. All residents, students, and visitors are welcome to take part in this celebration of Bhuj’s unique living heritage!

Join the Watch Day at Bhuj at the special public event celebrating Bhuj’s historic water systems, part of the 2025 World Monuments Watch! Event Details: Venue: Khengarji Park, Near Hamirsar Lake, Bhuj Date and Time: October 10, Friday | 6:30 pm onwards

World Monuments Watch 2025 site ‘Bhuj, Historic Water Systems’ is celebrating Watch Day on Oct 10, 2025, organised by World Monuments Fund India, CHC Conservation at CEPT Research and Development Foundation, Homes in the City and Bhuj Nagarpalika. @CeptResearch @WorldMonuments