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Salvage Archaeology in Ahmedabad: Revealing the Hidden Layers of India’s First World Heritage City
— Munindra Joshi & Anurag Anthony As one of India’s most historically layered cities, Ahmedabad presents a unique challenge and opportunity for heritage conservation. Beneath its dense urban fabric lie centuries of human settlement, often invisible, sometimes accidentally revealed, and increasingly vulnerable in the face of modern development. In such a living and expanding city, salvage archaeology plays a crucial role in documenting, understanding, and safeguarding the past
Feb 5
5 min read
Managing the dead (investments): The municipal plunge in the holy waters of Dwarka
By Anurag Anthony Dwarka skyline from the Gomti River The ancient city of Dwarka is located on the western tip of the Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat, India. The city is one of the Char Dhams of the Hindu pilgrim circuit. It is associated with mythological periods having associations with Lord Krishna and has rich religious and cultural significance in the Hindu religion. Marine archaeological excavations have revealed submerged structures a few metres from the coast of Dwar
Nov 28, 2025
6 min read
Empowering Sewer and Septic Tank Workers: SEP Training for Safe Hazardous Cleaning
Authored by Apeksha Bhusari | Ganesh Parida | Rashmi Patel As we walk along roads and pass by sewer lines, we often overlook the immense...
Jul 2, 2025
8 min read
Beyond Bricks and Mortar: The Complex Equation of Upgrading Uttar Pradesh's Urban Healthcare
The deeper intricacies of public healthcare facilities go way beyond what meets the eye. We’re usually predisposed to visuals of its...
Feb 8, 2024
3 min read
Beyond Pipes and Toilets: Citizens and Local Governments Achieving a Swachh Bharat Together
- Manvita Baradi, Meghna Malhotra, Anurag Anthony, Amita Bhakta May 2023 Access to clean drinking water is becoming a reality for...
Jul 28, 2023
8 min read
Nurturing Young Professionals to Lead Sanitation and Solid Waste Management from the Front
- Xerxes Rao and Pranati Das May 2023 Solid waste management (SWM) is an essential service by local governments ensure that that our...
Case Studies and Leading Practices
May 15, 2023
4 min read
Home Away from Home? Improving migrant workers' housing conditions is key to India’s growing economy
- Mr. Anurag Anthony, Dr. P. Jayapal and Dr. Amita Bhakta May 2023 Surat, Gujarat’s second largest city and the 9th largest city in...
May 1, 2023
8 min read
Residential Pols of the Walled City Ahmedabad: A brief review of its significance, condition and way
- Manvita Baradi and Anurag Anthony April 2023 The Indian sub-continent is endowed with a rich and vast heritage repository contributing...
Case Studies and Leading Practices
Apr 18, 2023
4 min read
Sanitation Workers’ Safety Initiatives
- Authors: Meghna Malhotra, Rishika Srivastava, Prerana Somani March 2023 Sanitation workers in India face caste-based discrimination,...
Initiatives from UMC
Mar 24, 2023
7 min read
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Salvage Archaeology in Ahmedabad: Revealing the Hidden Layers of India’s First World Heritage City
— Munindra Joshi & Anurag Anthony As one of India’s most historically layered cities, Ahmedabad presents a unique challenge and opportunity for heritage conservation. Beneath its dense urban fabric lie centuries of human settlement, often invisible, sometimes accidentally revealed, and increasingly vulnerable in the face of modern development. In such a living and expanding city, salvage archaeology plays a crucial role in documenting, understanding, and safeguarding the past
Feb 5
5 min read
Managing the dead (investments): The municipal plunge in the holy waters of Dwarka
By Anurag Anthony Dwarka skyline from the Gomti River The ancient city of Dwarka is located on the western tip of the Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat, India. The city is one of the Char Dhams of the Hindu pilgrim circuit. It is associated with mythological periods having associations with Lord Krishna and has rich religious and cultural significance in the Hindu religion. Marine archaeological excavations have revealed submerged structures a few metres from the coast of Dwar
Nov 28, 2025
6 min read
Empowering Sewer and Septic Tank Workers: SEP Training for Safe Hazardous Cleaning
Authored by Apeksha Bhusari | Ganesh Parida | Rashmi Patel As we walk along roads and pass by sewer lines, we often overlook the immense...
Jul 2, 2025
8 min read
Beyond Bricks and Mortar: The Complex Equation of Upgrading Uttar Pradesh's Urban Healthcare
The deeper intricacies of public healthcare facilities go way beyond what meets the eye. We’re usually predisposed to visuals of its...
Feb 8, 2024
3 min read
Beyond Pipes and Toilets: Citizens and Local Governments Achieving a Swachh Bharat Together
- Manvita Baradi, Meghna Malhotra, Anurag Anthony, Amita Bhakta May 2023 Access to clean drinking water is becoming a reality for...
Jul 28, 2023
8 min read
Nurturing Young Professionals to Lead Sanitation and Solid Waste Management from the Front
- Xerxes Rao and Pranati Das May 2023 Solid waste management (SWM) is an essential service by local governments ensure that that our...
Case Studies and Leading Practices
May 15, 2023
4 min read
Home Away from Home? Improving migrant workers' housing conditions is key to India’s growing economy
- Mr. Anurag Anthony, Dr. P. Jayapal and Dr. Amita Bhakta May 2023 Surat, Gujarat’s second largest city and the 9th largest city in...
May 1, 2023
8 min read
Residential Pols of the Walled City Ahmedabad: A brief review of its significance, condition and way
- Manvita Baradi and Anurag Anthony April 2023 The Indian sub-continent is endowed with a rich and vast heritage repository contributing...
Case Studies and Leading Practices
Apr 18, 2023
4 min read
Sanitation Workers’ Safety Initiatives
- Authors: Meghna Malhotra, Rishika Srivastava, Prerana Somani March 2023 Sanitation workers in India face caste-based discrimination,...
Initiatives from UMC
Mar 24, 2023
7 min read
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