Roxburgh Project

Revitalisation of the AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden - conservation skills training, museums, conference centre, cafe, bookshop, ferry connection to Kolkata!

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And so the Old Herbarium Project phase one is ready take off! Prequalification announcement for contractors is out today - ToI Kol / Delhi. Plz forward the notice to interested parties. PreQ info can be downloaded from here: https://t.co/GqEObTgPB0

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@One4India Yes! On all publicly accessible floors / spaces.

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A gem of a building. What's not to like! Can't wait to see this beauty emerge from the shadows....

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@lofITechie Absolutely! Keep your eyes on the project, and make it a regular destination when it is done and open to the public :)

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@One4India March 2029! Wish us well - we will need all good wishes to get to the finish line within the deadline :)

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Fantastic two days of peer review meetings and intense discussions. Thank you to all who participated - GM Kapur, Ravindra Gundurao, Mukesh Asija, Kailasa Rao, Dharmendra Misra, Nilanjan Basu, Antara Sharma, Bureau Veritas team, Alleya team. Well done 👏👏

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The joys, and utility, of technology. Past meets the present, and the result is a positive outcome for the future - drone photography and 3D scanning:

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And so we inch along - moving with caution and trying to do justice to this very special project: Understanding the past to set the course for the future - mortar sample collection at the Old Herbarium, for lab analysis....

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Work underway - the roof of the building - not exactly the place one would expect to see kash pool..... 😄

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@MohanchandranK @ModhurimaSinha @Andrew007Uk @AmitGuha2020 @nilinadeblal @SharanKolkata @souravniyogi @suranjansom Certainly!

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And so we are off the ground! The Roxburgh Project kicks off with the Restoration and Reuse of the Old Herbarium, full funding for the Herbarium from NTPC, red letter moment for heritage conservation in Kolkata / India @ModhurimaSinha @MohanchandranK @Andrew007Uk @AmitGuha2020

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@chirpycrow Contradictions and dichotomies continue today. Wanting to accept we are equal, and yet finding it hard to do so. Recalibration is an ongoing process...

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Roxburgh project and Kolkata in the news!
https://t.co/tmn78Qb8Hi
@roxburghproject @CWHeritageForum @JohnD_WMFB @AmitGuha2020 @simpsonandbrown @sharanlal @Andrew007Uk

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Hello! We are back. Roxburgh Project has seen considerable activity over the last year. Planning now for the next stage. View the new website at the link below. Thank you for all the support and please stay with us as we move forward!
https://t.co/H70qXcoRRo

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@ArchaeoNomad @immersivetrails Excellent! Congratulations.

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@ArchaeoNomad Congratulations. Shall definitely try.

[Nilina Deb Lal @nilinadeblal]

Glad to have welcomed Philip Davies to the AJC Bose Indian Botanical Garden on Sat 7 Jan. Very productive day walking, talking, exchanging ideas. Looking forward to collaborating with the CHF, WMF, BHF and other partners. May 2023 be the turning point @roxburghproject.

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@AmitGuha2020 @bengalhf @nilinadeblal @souravniyogi @suranjansom Looking forward to collaborating with the Bengal Heritage Foundation in the days to come.

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Propitious start to the year - 2 Jan, Metro @ttindia. Thank you to all who are journeying with us. Hoping 2023 is a good year for the project. Please do continue to spread the word re our crowdfunding campaign - click on the link, read and donate 🙏:
https://t.co/syknpnXLzv

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Delighted at the prospect of partnering with the Bengal Heritage Foundation @bengalhf

[Nilina Deb Lal @nilinadeblal]

Exciting morning at the Botanical Garden with Mishti Chatterji (Roxburgh Trust), and Suranjan, Sourav, Amit (Bengal Heritage Foundation). Thank you for your interest in our project and your enthusiasm to support us. Looking forward to fruitful interactions in the days to come.