One Architect's Quest to Save Mumbai's Heritage From Disappearing
The danger is that much of the architectural heritage that forms Mumbai's rich, multicultural history gets lost in the upheaval. One resident who has made it her mission to preserve Mumbai's cityscape is conservation architect Abha Narain Lambah, a rare practitioner of the craft in India.
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