World Heritage Week is celebrated all over the world every year from the 19th of November to the 25th of November. The day is also referred to as “International Day for Monuments and Sites”.
World Heritage Day 2022 theme is ‘Heritage and Climate.‘ World Heritage Day is observed every year to spread awareness about the importance of Heritage and to also promote ways to protect and preserved it.
National Heritage Week is celebrated across India between November 19 to 25 November every year with a series of interesting activities, informative exhibitions, heritage and Nature walks, illustrated talks, etc.
Heritage Trust of Vadodara hosts “World Heritage Week” every year since 2015. City-based heritage trust has announced a series of events like Heritage walks, food trails, cycle rides, tours, and photography competitions that will mark the world heritage week celebration in Vadodara.
From Monday (14 November 2022) they are hosting a photography competition which will continue till November 27, 2022. The participants need to take pictures of 04 heritage sites: –
- Nyay Mandir
- Jaisingh Rao Library
- Tambekar Wada
- Kirtimandir Complex
Pictures need to be shared on Instagram and Facebook and Heritage trust has to be tagged. Winners will be announced based on the likes pictures get. The deadline for the competition is 27 November 2022, at 8:00 am.
Series of events of World Heritage Week Vadodara 2022
18 November 2022
‘Forgotten Stepwell’ – A tour to the forgotten stepwells of the city
Start point – Deepa-Stambh near Yavateshwar temple,Kalaghoda bridge single
Time – 6:30 am onwards
19 November 2022
Visit to the Railway model room
Start point – Parking Lot, NRTI, LalBaug campus
Time – 10:150am onwards
Heritage munch – Walk Raopura Retro-Mance
Start point – Vodafone, Kothi crossroad
Time 6:45 pm onwards
20 November 2022
Bharuch heritage walk
Start point – Jami Masjid, Bharuch
Time – 8:30 am onwards
Baroda triangle – The Food Walk
Start point – Near Shriram Tamtam- Wala (chokhandi main road)
Time – 6:20 pm onwards
21 November 2022
The Coin Story – AGuided Tour of the Coin Museum
Start point – Shree Nidhi Coin Museum,Ajwa Road, Vadodara
Time – 11:00 am onwards
23 November 2022
Laurie baker in Vadodara
Start point– NavrachanaSchool, Sama
Time – 8:00 am onwards
26 November 2022
Navnath cycle ride – ATour of the Nine Lord Shiva Temples
Start point – Achieve Honda – 2-wheeler showroom, Akshar chowk, OP road
Time – 6:00 am onwards
27 November 2022
Virasaat lecture – Heritage Activism in Goa: ARoller Coster ride by MS.Heta Pandit
Venue– (FGI) Auditorium on GotriSevasiRoad,Vadodara
As of 2022, there are 40 World Heritage Sites located in India. Out of these, 32 are cultural, 07 are natural, and 01 the Khangchendzonga National Park, is of mixed type.India´s first World Heritage City, Ahmedabad, Gujarat – the city of Ahmedabad is endowed with a rich architectural heritage that is vital to the local identity and continuity of the place.
–An article by Vaibhavi Trivedi
