We recommend the use of headphones or earphones for a better experience, and then kindly adjust the sound levels from one recording to another suitable for your device.

Code: WH_OH_005(e)_AUD_S1(C1)

Background, development of Anandgram & community aspirations

Summary:

Puran Bhat, a folk artist, introduces himself and his family, as well as his origins and nomadic background. He begins to introduce his involvement with the Shadipur Depot project by stating he has lived there for the past fifty years. He talks about the community-driven environment in the colony he joined around 2016. He talks about the failed promises of a home he and his family still expect from the builder and the government. 

Speaking of  the folk artists, he talks about the role Rajeev Sethi played in congregating the community, starting with his family. He recalls the beginning of the cooperative society and their introduction to the new concept. Recalling how the society was finally formed when Revathi Kamath and Daman stepped into the project, he states how he found out from Rajeev Sethi about the extensive involvement of Revathi’s efforts in its development. Meanwhile, he found out about how the Anandgram project went hand in hand which was also being designed by Revathi Kamath, and discussed what he understood were the reasons for its failure. He talks about the dispensary, the women’s committee, the community hall, and such initiatives that stand to this day – all of which Revathi took up for the artists’ community. He talks about his impressions of the architect duo, Vasant and Revathi Kamath through Rajeev Sethi’s work with them. From his experiences in learning about the support provided by NGOs, he criticises their flawed support systems and remarks how they have only taken from the artist community under the guise of providing help. He concludes by sharing his aspirations for the colony and their desire for a public platform over a house.

Practitioner:

Revathi Kamath

Interviewee:

Puran Bhat

Interviewer:

Ishita Shah

Duration:

00.46.39

Mode:

Offline

Date:

11/10/2021

Language:
Hindi

Typology of Projects:
Redevelopment
Highlights:
(00:22:50:26) Anandgram redevelopment project, (00:21:37:17) People in Kathputli Colony speak about Revathi Kamath