OPENING SESSION:
Jodhpur: from Heritage Conservation to Sustainable Development
22 February 2005, 19:00 - 20:00
The Symposium’s Opening Session featured welcome addresses by Mr S.K. Misra, Chariman of INTACH and Ms Maureen Liebl, from the Mehrangarh Museum Trust, and showcased the success story of Jodhpur in promoting a portfolio of creative enterprises and cultural industries in sustaining economic and community development.
19:00 - 19:05
Introduction to the session by the Symposium Anchor
Mr. Richard Engelhardt, UNESCO Regional Advisor
for Culture in Asia and the Pacific
19:05 - 19:15
Welcome Address
H.H. Gaj Singh II, Maharaja of Marwar-Jodhpur
19:15 - 19:30
Address by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH):
Culture, Heritage and Economics in the Indian ContextMr. S.K. Misra, Chairman, INTACH
19:30 – 20:00
Keynote Address:
Jodhpur: The Most Creative of Communities
Ms. Maureen Liebl, Consultant, Mehrangarh Museum Trust, Jodhpur