PUNE: Janwani, an NGO working in the sphere of
solid waste management, will conduct two heritage walks around the city on Sunday and Monday, with Sunday's walk billed as a walk for religious harmony as much as for heritage.
City-based conservationist
Kiran Kalamdani and other walk guides will take people around Pune on Sunday morning. The walk will focus on religious harmony and the city's rich cultural and architectural legacy.
"Such a walk is essential these days because I think we have lost the broad-mindedness that was present when such structures came up. There was no strict assertion of identity and people of various faiths lived in peace. We actually thought of such a walk a while back as something different from the usual heritage walk," says
Kalamdani.
The walk will take visitors to five centres of faith and remembrance, all within a square mile area of Sassoon chowk. It will start with a visit to the memorials of Gosavis, who formed part of the intelligence network of the Peshwas. The tour will end with a visit to Parsi agiary and Ohel
David Synagogue, belonging to the Parsis and Jews, who played a huge influence in the city's history and its development.
