Aim and Objective for the Wall Painting Directory
The Wall Painting Directory (WPD) aims to document all the known and unknown wall painting sites around the country and compile them to generate awareness and emergency conservation. One of the most important objectives of this listing is to generate awareness about the historical value of an asset among the residents and the local communities. The wall painting sites in India, barring a few, do not have available records or data. The WPD project is an effort to record and protect information regarding wall paintings and rock art in the country for future generations.
The objectives of the project involve survey, photo-documentation, inventory, condition assessment, research, and editing for the preparation of the publication. The publications are made available to institutions and the public at large.
The goal of the Wall Painting Directory is to identify the sites possessing wall paintings and persuade the government to formulate government policies which can lead to systematic conservation and preservation of wall paintings of the heritage structures. It is required that awareness be created so that they are respected by citizens with a sense of ownership and care, as
‘The heritage does not belong to us; we belong to this heritage.’
