Atalanta Diaries Breakthrough Women in Conversation with Enma Popli

Ep 32: [Republish] Defying Conventions, Creating Legacies: Award Winning Architect Abha Narain Lambah's Trailblazing Path"


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Abha's architectural practice includes the restoration of 15th Century temples in Ladakh and Hampi, mosques, historic palaces, forts and caravansarais in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab. She has worked on Mughal gardens in Kashmir, urban and regional conservation in Kancheepuram and Shekhawati and conserving colonial heritage in Delhi, Nainital and Mumbai. She has prepared the UNESCO Nomination Dossier for the ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath as well as management plans for UNESCO sites of Ajanta, and Bodh Gaya, Amer Fort as well as modern heritage of Corbusier’s Capitol Complex and Mumbai’s Art Deco & Victorian ensembles.


Abha is a consultant to ICCROM, Global Heritage Fund and World Monuments Fund and has served on the heritage committees of both Delhi and Mumbai. Her practice has won 11 UNESCO Asia Pacific Awards for heritage conservation.


Key themes emerging out of our conversation:

  • Benchmark of success
  • Trying to fit into a mould
  • A little bit of fear is important
  • Learning can be from anywhere
  • Fundamental qualities to build relationships, trust and respect
  • Making unconventional choices, creating your own rule book and paradigms
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