Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, India Jawahar Kala Kendra is an arts and crafts centre located in the city of Jaipur. The centre is important not because of the nomenclature but its close association with the city of Jaipur itself. The centre was built in the year 1986 and the construction completed in 1991. The centre was launched by the state government to provide space to the cultural and spiritual values of India and display the rich craft heritage. The centre is dedicated to the late prime minister of India Jawaharlal ehru. This cu Thi culltu turral ce cen ntr tre e fo forr th the e ci citty of Ja Jaip ipur ur!! is dedicated to the memory of India"s great leader Jawaharlal ehru. Ideas for the building! sited in an open field near the university in a new part of the city! formed in #orrea"s mind$ but it was not until 1986 that the concept for the building was finali%ed. CONCEPT: The ce The cent ntre re is an an anal alog ogue ue of th the e or orig igin inal al city pIan of Jaipur drawn up by the Maharaja!! a scholar! mathematician and Maharaja astronomer! Jai &ingh the &econd! in the mid' 1(th century. )is city plan! guided by the &hipla&hastras! was based on the ancient *edic madala of nine s+uares or houses which represent the nine planets ,including two
imaginary ones Ketu and -ahu. /u /ue e to the presence of a hill one of the s+uares was transposed to the east and two of the s+uares were amalgamated to house the palace. Correas plan for the !endra in"o#es directly the original na"agraha or na"agraha or nine house rnandala. 0ne of the s+uares is pivoted to recall the origi gin nal city plan and also to create the entrance. The plan of Jaipur city based on the nine s+uare antra in which one s+uare is displaced and two central s+uares combined. the s+uares is defined by 8m high wall! symbolic of the fortification wall along the Jaipur old city
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'&(O)T &CCO%*IN+ TO T,E M&N*&'& The building program has been 2disaggregated2 into in to eight eight sep separa arate te gro groupi upings ngs correspo correspondi nding ng to the myths represented by that particular planet3 forr ins fo nsttan ance ce!! the li libr bra ary is loc ocat ate ed il illl th the e s+uare of the planet 4ercury which traditionally tradition ally represents r epresents 5nowledge! the theatres are in the house of *enus! representing representin g the arts. The central s+uare! as specified in the *edic &hastras! is avoid3 representing the othing othing
which is E"erything. E"erything . The floo flooring ring patte pattern rn in this s+uare is a diagram of the lotus representing the sun. #ity alace! Jaipur. The astrological symbol of each planet is directly e7pressed in a cut'out opening dong its e7ternal wall. -%O&* &CTI.ITIE$ The centre has been made in eight bloc5s housing museums! theatres! library! arts display room! cafeteria! )ostel!studio The centre is fre+uently occupied with artists and arts loving people. 4any e7hibitions and performances by local artists are displayed at the cent ce ntre re.. Th The e an annu nual al fe fest stiv ival als s of cl clas assi sica call da danc nce e and an d musi sic c ar are e he helld in the ce cen ntr tre e. Th The e ce cen ntr tre e hosts many wor5shops of dance and music.
IN/E%ENCE$: The buildings in a contemporary metaphorical replication of the basic plan of the city of Jaipur! based on the vastupursh mandala. The architect in his attempt to create a brand image for the historical city! has tried
to get the essence of the e7isting form but superficially . The critical sustainable aspect of the traditional tradition al architecture of Jaipur has not been tac5led well. The place has an ama%ing interplay of light ! shadow and colours! evo5ing emotions in the user and invite him to move further. The spaces flow as an narrative and changes the moods of the user! but the over all circulation lac5s of continued covered corridor! which ma5es the place unusable during summers and rains. The open air theatre is only good to loo5 at! it is enclosed by the high walls which create acoustic and ventilation problems at the time of crowd. The high walls with no fenestration in the faade ma5es the building enclosed and ir does not open up to the city. however within the building the activities are disintegrated but combine to a heterogeneous mi7ture of various cultural activities happening individually.
Center for Museology, University of Rajasthan | Submitted by Gaurav2 Gaurav2 Preface As a common ercetion museums reresent singular or summative identity of certain laces! Studying Museums in resect of their functions, resources resources and services bringsseveral objectives in light and may oulate it among society as "ell as may serve for furtherresearches!Concet furtherresearches!Concet of this study is designed in such a "ay that it roduces as glimse of richnessof #ndia, Rajasthan, Rajasthan, $aiur, $%% and museum establish in $%%! &urther &urther study follo"s follo"s asectsof building, collection and dislay in brief!#am than'ful to Mr! (S Meena, )irector General, $%% to allo" me to study themuseum and Mr! Abdul *ateef, Curator+#ncharge Curator+#ncharge Museum, $%% for his e-cetionalsuort e-cetionalsuort "hile studying the museum! # secially than' to Mr!*alchand "ho al"ays heledme to .nd a suitable "ay "henever # visited $aiur for any cause!
Center for Museology, University of Rajasthan | Submitted by Gaurav/ Gaurav/ Background of the Study #t is a fact that a nation is rogressive and develoed in true sense "hen eole areroud of being its citi0ens! #ndia is one of the ancient nations "hich has survived, reservedand reservedand roagated her culture in site of a very hard struggle for e-istence! She has survived because
of the eternal values that she has cherished and develoed since the timeimmemorial! (er culture is a living one rooted in a living ast and based on undyingsiritual foundation, "hich in site of its us and do"ns has 'et the lam of the sirit burning!Rajasthan burning!Rajasthan has identity as a state of diverse heritage, rich culture and claims atronageto the #ndian identity of culture! (undreds of museums e-ist across the state in severalheritage buildings, alaces and havelies! $a"ahar %ala %endra %endra is a Center for Culture Culture thatnurtures thatnurtures a variety of heritage "ithin it and considered as Museum of Rajasthan !Commonly museums situated in Rajasthan are comilation of ree-isting ree-isting collections butMuseum established inside $%% is di1erent in one asect as it is created through a comletemuseum rocess! This brief study is a complementary assignment for the pre-PhD courseincenter for Museology, University of a!asthan, "aipur# "aipur# Study encompassesvaried encompassesvaried aspects of Museum, "a$ahar " a$ahar %ala %endra, "aipur "aip ur,, a!asthan#
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