(Re)constructing heritage in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Citation

Arora V (2020) (Re)constructing heritage in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Issues [Online] 27.07.2020. https://issues-journal.org/2020/07/27/reconstructing-heritage-in-bhaktapur-nepal/

Abstract
The physical reconstruction of Bhaktapur’s built heritage, following the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, is an exercise beyond the practice of heritage and modernity. Reconstruction enacts multiple intents and agencies and draws on diverse expertise and forms of labour. Through close attention to the dis-assemblies surrounding a temple dedicated to the goddess Vatsala, this essay shows how the site comes to be inscribed with new meanings: here the interplay of heritage, sacrality and construction work is a reminder of the disaster.

Keywords
heritage; Bhaktapu;, sacred; everyday