Water Management Strategies in the Ancient Pandya Kingdom
A talk by Madhusudhanan Kalaichelva, architect and heritage researcher. The presentation will explain the issues faced, and the strategies evolved, by the Pandya dynasty whose kingdom functioned around the southern districts of today's Tamil Nadu - in dealing with water management in dry and drought prone areas.
Followed by a dialogue with Dr Partho Datta, Historian, Author and Professor, School of Arts & Aesthetics; and Anisha Shekhar Mukherji, Conservation Architect, Author and Visiting Faculty at S.P.A. Delhi.
The seventh in the bi-monthly series structured around dialogues that endeavour to present the role of architecture in contributing positively to society and to culture. Conceptualised by Anisha Shekhar Mukherji, the series, through interactions with practitioners and scholars, intends to engage with a wide variety of people - professionals and lay-persons alike.
