Why the obsession to restore historic sites to their ‘original’ status is futile | The Indian Express

Why the obsession to restore historic sites to their ‘original’ status is futile | The Indian Express

Why the obsession to restore historic sites to their ‘original’ status is futile

AUGUST 4, 2020 8:31:10 AM

A toxic and vulgar obsession towards history drives these futile attempts at reaching the “original” — as if, the history that these structures imbibe in themselves can be rewritten and erased by offering namaz or by laying the foundation stone of a temple