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1. Conservation Approaches, Attitude,
Professional Ethics and Scope of
Entrepreneurship, Consciousness towards
authenticity
Dr. Virag Sontakke
Assistant Professor
Department of A.I.H.C. & Archaeology
Banaras Hindu University

2. Conservation Approaches,
Attitude, Professional
Ethics and Scope of
Entrepreneurship,
Consciousness towards
authenticity

3. Factors responsible for damage
CAUSING DAMAGES
• Harsh environmental
conditions
• Temperature
• Saline Action on Walls & Stone
Sculptures
• Roots and Vegetation
• The trouble caused by Animals
and Bats
• Negligence
• Humidity
REMEDIAL MEASURES
• Repetitive inspections
• Removal of Salt & Protection
from Salt Action
• Eradication by Regular
Cleaning
• Closure of Openings
• Regular Maintenance
• Monitoring Preventive
Measures

4. SUGGESTIONS
Do’s
1. Providing Rain Water Harvest
2. Information Board about the
monuments
3. Info regarding the historical
Values
4. Up Rooted the Vegetation Plants
5. Using the Same construction
materials During Work
6. Day to Day Cleaning
7. Retaining Water Table
8. Chemical Cleaning Process
DON’TS
1. Avoid Painting and Cement
Particles Over the Valuable ins.
Paintings, etc.,
2. Avoid Huge construction activities
near the monuments
3. Introducing New Materials
4. Stacking Debris
5. Permit Bore well Adjacent to the
Structures
6. Sand Blasting

5. Approach
•Through inspections
•Rigorous documentations
•Holistic approach
•Minimum interventions
•Return objects to the condition existing just prior to
treatment.
•Safe materials/chemicals
•Involvement of traditional item
•Maintain the originality

6. Conservation Approach / Theory
• The monument should be made to retain
1. Maintain its value
2. Significance,
3. Its authenticity
4. Integrity,
5. Its original appearance

7. Consciousness towards authenticity
1.Inspect the structure
2.Identify the Failures
3.Identify the causes
4.Improve the Stability.
5.Improve cohesion of the Materials.
6.Give consideration to the Aesthetic Effect.
7.Strenghthen

8. Consciousness towards authenticity
Do
1. Documentation by Still Photos &
Videos
2. Supporting Inner Structures by
Centring
3. Numbering in order before
Dismantling
4. Reversibility of Process
5. Restored in Pre-Treatment Order
6. Recessed Pointing
7. Use Chemicals for Leaky Roof
8. Uproot / Eradicate the Vegetation
Plants using Blow Lamp
9. Remove Scaffolding Properly
Don’t
• Change Original Place and
Colour
• Blind Replication
• Restore the Decayed Portion
• Demolish the Religious
Edifies
• Using of Heavy Machineries
• Panchavarna / Multi colour
• Sand Blasting and Heavy
Force of Water
• Blasting

9. Ethics
• The historical value shall be remain
• Maintain the authenticity
• Broken or half-decayed original work is of infinitely more value
than the smartest and most perfect new work.
• Projects should not be undertaken by persons who are
insufficiently trained or experienced unless they obtain sufficient
training and advice.
• Proper finance must be granted
• It is recognized that some projects are unique.
• In such cases, any intervention must be governed by allowing due
respect for the aesthetic, historical and physical integrity of the
cultural property.

10. Ethics of Conservation
1) Before introducing any intervention, the condition of the building must be documented.
2) Historic evidence, if available must not be destroyed, falsified or removed, without full
documentation.
3) Any intervention must be to the minimum extent.
4) All interventions must be fully documented and made available for future conservators.
5) Any proposed intervention should be:
a) Reversible if possible.
b) Not prejudice future interventions should these be necessary.
c) Not hinder access to all the evidence incorporated in the object.
d) Allow the maximum original material to be retained.
e) Harmonious in colour, tone, texture, form and scale if additions are necessary while
being less noticeable than the original material while at the same time being identified to
an expert.

11. Scope of Entrepreneurship

12. Scope of Entrepreneurship
• India is rich in heritage
• Over 30 World heritage monuments
• Variety: Temples, forts, palaces, tombs, religious institutions,
markets and old cities.
• Natural and landscapes.
• Private and
• Public institutions
• Start up

13. Scope of Entrepreneurship
• Conservator
• Museum curator
• Horticulture assistant
• Archaeologist
• Art historian
• Architecture
• Language Translator
• Tour operator
• Art & craft distrubutors
• Guide
• Transport service
• Hotels
• Travel blogs

14. Consciousness towards authenticity
• It may be pointed out that the best conservation often involves the least work and can be
inexpensive
• The conservation should involve the least possible physical intervention.
• The cultural significance of a monument must be retained
• Provision must also be made for its security, maintenance and future.
• The cultural significance of a monument is not impaired
• No conservation work should be undertaken unless adequate resources are available
• While conserving a monument, all aspects of its cultural significance be taken into account
• An appropriate visual setting e.g. form, scale, colour, texture and materials in a monument be
maintained
• No new construction, demolition or modification which would adversely affect the original
setting should be allowed
• All the disciplines of conservation may be used which can contribute to the study and
safeguarding of a monument.
• Techniques employed must be traditional

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