2. Centre for Public History Established in 2011, the Centre
for Public History at the Srishti Institute of Art, Design and
Technology is the only centre of its kind in the country. We work
on public history, community history and institutional history
through our pedagogy which includes the oral history within
communities and the creation of archives for institutions,
communities and urban landscapes.
3. Malleshwaram Stories: Audioscapes with excerpts from
interviews with Malleshwaram residents were played inside a painted
BMTC bus as part of the Malleswaram Moves festival an attempt to
rethink urban design in Malleshwaram. CPH and Bangalore Our public
history projects bring the shared past of a community alive through
oral history-based audioscapes, films and shadow puppetry. In this
way, we engage with and initiate dialogue with the residents of the
city.
4. The Tiger comes to Town In collaboration with the
Archaeological Survey of India in 2012, this Public History
initiative was a site-specific intervention in story telling at the
Bangalore Fort.
5. CPH curated an audio tours along MG Road using excerpts from
oral history interviews with residents and business owners from the
area. Bangalore Storyscapes
6. Why tell these stories? In a rapidly changing present,
communities feel a sense of stability and connectedness through a
tangible connection to their past. Stories from the community that
are about the neighbourhood create a greater sense of ownership and
pride leading to greater civic involvement. Communities get a sense
of legacy as their stories become part of repositories that serve
as a resource for the future. Cities have the capability of
providing something for everybody, only because, and only when,
they are created by everybody. - Jane Jacobs
7. Neighbourhood Museums Imagining the Possibilities That are
Collaborative integrating stories from the neighbourhood within
narratives of urban planning in partnership with communities
Versatile and mobile Taking different forms and moving to different
locations Interactive Displaying historical objects sourced
locally, themed exhibits using films, audioscapes within
neighbourhood kiosks using new technologies such as touch
screens.
8. Halasuru MG Road Malleshwaram Through our ongoing engagement
with the city CPH has built relationships within some communities
where the idea of the neighbourhood museum could be tried out. The
model could be replicated in other localities. Possible
Localities
9. Curated walks through the neighbourhood. Oral History
audioscapes at various locations. Creation of places to ponder and
interact - Arallikattes (sitting around the banyan tree).
Interactive kiosks that include neighbourhood stories. A digital
archive with maps, soundscape and photographs contributed by the
community. Further Explorations