How to find calm and culture in Delhi’s version of Central Park
Sunder Nursery is the 7th park of urban scale developed by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
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Article Author: How to find calm and culture in Delhi’s version of Central Park
Media Source: Ozy (USA)
Date: 8 May 2019
Sunder Nursery which also houses several UNESCO-declared monuments , was neglected for almost 100 years before it was meticulously renovated and turned into a heritage park. Opened to the public last year, after 11 years of restoration efforts by thousands of hands, the Sunder Nursery Heritage Park is now touted as a mini version…
Sunder Nursery which also houses several UNESCO-declared monuments, was neglected for almost 100 years before it was meticulously renovated and turned into a heritage park. Opened to the public last year, after 11 years of restoration efforts by thousands of hands, the Sunder Nursery Heritage Park is now touted as a mini version of New York’s Central Park: a transformative oasis of calm and green — and inclusivity — in the heart of bustling Delhi. The move to rejuvenate the park began in 2007, bringing together a public-private partnership between three parties: the Archaeological Survey of India, the municipal corporation of Delhi and the Aga Khan Development network (a nonprofit agency). “Parks are bridges that connect people,” says Ratish Nanda, a conservation architect closely associated with the park renovation. “Sunder Nursery is slowly becoming that democratic space where all differences eventually disappear.”