For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will facilitate research to examine how colonial-era architecture of Jorhat survives, transforms or fades in contemporary urban life by tracing its “afterlife” through community memory, adaptive reuse and heritage practices. Through archival research, fieldwork, documentation of oral narratives the project will foster long-term community stewardship of Jorhat’s colonial heritage. The outcome of this project will be Heritage Walks and Memory Trails, Travelling Displays, Community Memory Archive, Storytelling Sessions and a Photo Essay. The Project Coordinator’s final deliverables to IFA, along with the reports will be a web-based Community Memory Archive, recorded oral histories, images and communication materials from curated heritage walks, documentation of the storytelling sessions, a photo essay, and copies of the travelling display panel. This is a collaboration with the Vintage Hub in Jorhat, Assam. The Project funds will pay for productions, contract fees, hire of equipment, travel and living, website domain charges, publicity, documentation, consumables, and archive and library fees.
