Source: indiatimes.com
A FUTURE for the PAST
The headquarter of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) - on New Delhi's Janpath - is buzzing with activity. The organisation , which has the mandate of protecting the country's vast archaeological heritage, is preparing to celebrate 150 years of its existence.[...]
"ASI's biggest problem is bad management ," says OP Jain, convener of the Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and founder of the Delhi-based Sanskriti Foundation. "It doesn't run like a professional organization , with clear goals and accountability. There's little initiative to get things done, since it would mean more work, which nobody wants to do."[...]
Historian Nayanjot Lahiri, a member of the Moily committee, says the ASI's record in preservation and conservation is far from inspiring. [...]
Training and staff morale are other major issues. An archaeologist working with the agency says there aren't enough avenues for in-house training. Also, promotions are sporadic. "The career path within the ASI is not clearly defined, which often leads to loss of enthusiasm among promising archaeologists ," says KN Dikshit of the Indian Archaeological Society. [...]
Sengupta says he is aware the agency needs to invest in its manpower urgently and also reach out to people more in order to showcase their work - an area where they have been woefully inadequate. [...]
SI is the world's biggest state-run archaeology body It functions under Ministry of Culture, Government of India It takes care of 3,676 monuments spread across 24 circles within the country 116 of its monuments are ticketed It earned Rs 87.8 crore in ticket sales last year.
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A FUTURE for the PAST
The headquarter of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) - on New Delhi's Janpath - is buzzing with activity. The organisation , which has the mandate of protecting the country's vast archaeological heritage, is preparing to celebrate 150 years of its existence.[...]
"ASI's biggest problem is bad management ," says OP Jain, convener of the Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and founder of the Delhi-based Sanskriti Foundation. "It doesn't run like a professional organization , with clear goals and accountability. There's little initiative to get things done, since it would mean more work, which nobody wants to do."[...]
Historian Nayanjot Lahiri, a member of the Moily committee, says the ASI's record in preservation and conservation is far from inspiring. [...]
Training and staff morale are other major issues. An archaeologist working with the agency says there aren't enough avenues for in-house training. Also, promotions are sporadic. "The career path within the ASI is not clearly defined, which often leads to loss of enthusiasm among promising archaeologists ," says KN Dikshit of the Indian Archaeological Society. [...]
Sengupta says he is aware the agency needs to invest in its manpower urgently and also reach out to people more in order to showcase their work - an area where they have been woefully inadequate. [...]
SI is the world's biggest state-run archaeology body It functions under Ministry of Culture, Government of India It takes care of 3,676 monuments spread across 24 circles within the country 116 of its monuments are ticketed It earned Rs 87.8 crore in ticket sales last year.
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