In Dehli, Rahim’s Tomb mausoleum stood in ruins with a risk of collapse until 2014 when the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), in partnership with InterGlobe Foundation and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), began conservation efforts.
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The restoration project of Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khanan's tomb in Dehli started in 2014 in collaboration with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and with the Archaeological Survey of India.
After months of being cooped up at home and relegated to webinars and web series, Dehli's Sunder Nursery allows people a space to meet at a safe open-aired distance.
The Taj Mahal was not the first symbol of love that was built in India. Nearly 50 years before, Abdur Rahim Khan-e-Khanan, a poet and commander-in-chief of Akbar’s army, built a tomb in Delhi in memory of his wife.
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture has won two major awards from UNESCO’s Asia-Pacific regional office for cultural heritage conservation and sustainable development. The prizes include the 2020 Award for Special Recognition for Sustainable Development and the 2020 Award for Excellence.
In New Dehli, Rahim Khan’s tomb was opened to the public earlier this week after six years of restoration work - perhaps the largest conservation project ever undertaken for any monument of national importance in India.
Delhi's iconic Sunder Nursery, a 90-acre garden which was transformed into a horticultural paradise after a decade-long conservation work, is among the winners in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation this year.
Six years of conservation efforts of the majestic garden-tomb of Abdur Rahim Khan-e-Khana in the Nizamuddin area, Delhi, have finally borne fruit.
In New Dehli, the mausoleum, known as Rahim’s Tomb, stood in ruins with a risk of collapse until 2014, when the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) in partnership with InterGlobe Foundation and the Archaeological Survey of India – began their conservation efforts.