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On Pyaavs of Mumbai / Rahul Chemburkar
Architecture Off-Centre
English - October 21, 2021 08:12 - 40 minutes - 42.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDesign Arts Science Social Sciences design politics architecture cityplanning landscape urbandesign Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
“Pyaavs today really could be instigators and facilitators mainly as drinking water fountains [but] at the same time also create a cultural connect and socio-cultural tourism.”
Not too long before potable water became a commodity that could be bought and sold, its presence in the Indian urban infrastructure as drinking water fountains – or pyaavs as they are known in Mumbai – was closely associated with altruism and public memory. Our guest, Rahul Chemburkar, is on a mission to restore the pyaavs and activate the space around them to become thriving socio-cultural hubs of urban life.
Architect and heritage enthusiast Rahul Chemburkar is involved in conserving varied built heritage through his firm Vaastu Vidhaan by successfully reviving & rendering a glimpse of a glorious past to the current society.
To follow Rahul’s work on the pyaavs: https://www.vaastuvidhaan.in/The-Pyaav-Project.html and https://www.instagram.com/p/CQufeJpJ_9u