Legal HistoryMuseum & the LegalCentre for History ofSouth India (LCHSI), Tamil NaduNational Law University (TNNLU) jointly OrganisingSeminar On World Heritage Day2022Laws and Preservation of Heritage in India: Perceptions&Challenges

Date of event: 18th April 2022, 10 AM to 6.30 PM

Topics:

  • The Indian Treasure Trove Act (ITTA), 1878
  • The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act (AMPA), 1904
  • The Ancient Monuments & Archaeological Sites & RemainsAct (AMASRA), 1958
  • The Antiquities And Art Treasures Act (AATA) 1972
  • Convention For The Protection Of Cultural Properties In TheEvent Of Armed Conflict And Its Two Protocols (UNESCO1954)
  • Convention On The Means Of Prohibiting And PreventingThe Illicit Import, Export AndTransfer Of Ownership OfCultural Property (UNESCO 1970)
  • Convention On The Protection Of The World Cultural AndNatural Heritage (UNESCO 1972)
  • Convention On The Protection Of The Underwater CulturalHeritage (UNESCO 2001)
  • Convention For The Safeguarding Of The Intangible CulturalHeritage (ICH) (UNESCO2003)
  • Convention On The Protection And Promotion Of TheDiversity Of Cultural Expressions (UNESCO 2005)

Objective of event:

  • To bring awareness about various types of heritage lawsamong the participants of the seminar.
  • To highlight the role played by heritage laws in the 21stCentury in India and around theworld in safeguardinghistorical, cultural, natural sites, monuments, museums forthe participants of the seminar.
  • To make the participants understand how the managementof historical, cultural, naturalsites, monuments, museums isdone through various laws in India as well as around theworld.
  • To open a new area of study and research for the faculty andstudent members of TNNLUby learning from experts in thefield of heritage laws. As none of the NLUs teach heritageslaws in India

Resource persons:

  • Dr. Pankaj Sharma (Director, Museums and Archeology Department, Government of Gujarat)
  • Dr.Dhriti Ray (Assistant Professor of Museology,University of Calcutta)
  • Ms. Gitarani Nair (Ph.DStudent of Archaeology, M.SUniversity, Baroda)
  • Dr. Mayur Thakre (TechnicalAssistant and Public InformationOfficer, Directorate of archaeology and Museums, Government of Maharashtra)
  • Mrs. Sunanda Srivastava (Retired, superintending archaeologist, ASI, Delhi)
  • Ms. Riya Welingkar(Curator,Marine Museum, Mumbai)
  • Dr.IndubalaNahakpam(Curator, Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery)
  • Dr. Vinay Kumar (Assistant Professor of Archeology, Banaras Hindu University)
  • Ms. Krupa Gagwani(Archivist, Nature Morte Art Gallery, Delhi)
  • Ms. Anjali Pabari(Archivist, Adiya Birla Management Corporation Private Limited, Mumbai)
  • Mrs. Amruta Dhalkar(Project Research Associate, IIT Mumbai)
  • Dr. Kanika Mondal (Museum Consultant, National Tribal Freedom FighterMuseum, Gandhinagar)

Registration fee:500INR for academic professionals and other heritage professionals and 300INR for students

How to register: interested candidates can register by filing up the google form given below

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