‘Our Work is our Message’

The conservation and landscape restoration effort at the Qutb Shahi Heritage Park in Hyderabad has been supported by an inter-disciplinary approach bringing together expertise from engineers, architects, historians, conservation architects, landscape architects, material scientists, craftsmen, designers, archivists, horticulturists, among others. Ratish Nanda CEO, Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), India Has played a crucial role in the restoration of monuments in the Nizamuddin area in Delhi, including the virtual resurrection of Sunder Nursery, as a rare and precious piece of history, along with the birds, the flowers, the architecture, and the flora and fauna. Sunder Nursery today attracts thousands of visitors and is one of the ‘most happening’ gardens in Delhi. Here he talks to Aayushi Rana, on another incredible achievement, the restoration of the Qutb Shahi Heritage Park in Hyderabad, which is bound to become a big success.