Dictionary meaning of Heritage - Property that is or may be inherited. Valued objects and qualities such as cultural traditions, unspoiled countryside, and historic buildings that have been passed down from previous generations.

Today conservation has gone beyond providing protection to the material remains of the past, decayed by natural causes and human actions; for the benefit of future generation. Retrieval or retention of cultural meaning is added to the concept.

The city of Ahemedabad was founded in 1411, by Ahmed Shah. 24th February, 2009 marked Ahmedabad's 598th birthday. This City consists of around 600 polls, all built by our more advanced and intellectual ancestors.

There are generally two parts to a city - STATIC ( Architectural and monuments) and KINETIC (the interstitial space, the KUTTCHA city consisting of the temporary materials).

Today, the inner city is getting marginalized in the process of urban growth. We need to secure past in a world where the pace of change is outstripping the capacity to assimilate it. We have to create a sense of pride about our heritage among people.

We are living in a richly woven tapestry of varied colours in culture and people and one of the most Eco-friendly ares in the world, built to completely depend on nature. Rain water harvesting is still carried out in some of these several year old houses. In order to suit the hot climate of Ahmedabad, the houses were built close to each other to minimize heat absorption. Most of them are also designed to resist Earthquakes.

Conservation today, is based on human need to live in the surroundings. There is a great need to shift approach from the external to the custodians of heritage. We have to link the past and the kinetic present to emerge with a synergy that is truly effective of multiple facets of Indian culture.

We need to evaluate the process by which we influence, protect and present our cultural heritage as it's a non-renewable source, once destroyed it will be never recovered.