Save our heritage
Ancient monuments and buildings are the material evidence of our past. There are several heritage buildings/settlements in our country. So far a few of them have been enlisted as antiquities. But in the national Antiquities Act 1968, it is clearly mentioned that any ancient product of human activity, movable or immovable, illustrative of art, architecture will be treated as antiquity. So, the government should take a firm initiative to enlist heritage buildings/settlements all over our country and declare them as protected antiquities before their extinction as some are in very bad condition. In the Clause 19 of national Antiquities Act, 1968, it is mentioned that no person shall, except for carrying out the purpose of this Act, destroy, break, damage, alter, injure, deface or mutilate, or scribble, write or engrave any inscription or sign on any antiquity. But a question is raised regarding the wrong and unscientific conservation work that is destroying our history. The main problem behind this situation is that international guidelines are not yet followed for conservation work. Things must improve in this sector.
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