Fiona Fernandez: Who moved my heritage?
Updated On: 16 April, 2018 12:35 PM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
As one more piece of our urban history faced the axe last week, isn't it high time for the BMC to wake up to these shocking actions, and hopefully, execute a plan to safeguard crucial historic footnotes that shaped the very city that it runs?


An over-century-old portion of a platform on the CSMT railway station was being brought down to make way for 'modernisation' work planned at the world-famous landmark. pic for representation
It was one of those typical mid-week afternoons at the office. Weekends or weekdays don't really dictate the pace of the day but we had sufficient time to break into a broad smile. We had just wrapped up a read on a UNESCO website about a heartwarming account where a bunch of heritage-loving students in Indore were busy conducting a series of walks, thus doing their bit to 'make heritage fun.' This was part of a worldwide initiative to support and showcase small, hyper-local activities that introduced neighbourhoods and localities to the idea of heritage.
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