Heritage Gwalior - Introduction

Just three hours from Agra lies a sleepy small town called “Gwalior”. May be its sleeping for the first time in last many centuries, for it has been the stage for many a plays of Indian history and culture. Gwalior’s continued history of last almost 1400 years has a wealth of historical, architectural, cultural and spiritual heritage. Its dramatic story is a story of valor, love, art, deceit, brutality. 

Even though Gwalior has amazing historical, architectural and cultural wealth, it does not show up prominently in the tourism map. It is not clear why the po

tential of tourism in Gwalior is so overlooked even though it is so close to Agra, a mere 3 hours by road. Gwalior has extreme climate and the summers get quite hot and are prolonged, but it still has a potential of strong tourism for at least 4 months in winters, which might be very beneficial for the sleepy economy of the town.

Through this photographic project I want to raise the awareness about this magnificent place, and the wonderful national heritage it has in store. I also want to put together a book which will have history, lore, art history, details of the buildings, places in Gwalior, and other interesting facts. The more people know about the hidden treasures of the place the more they will want to visit the place. That would help the local business and economy while preserving the heritage in Gwalior. Also, I, along with a group of people who are passionate like I am about this cause, plan to meet the people of consequence in administration and media in that region, to see what is that we can do to bring anything which helps in this. My dream is to bring tourism to my hometown for at least a few months every year, and I will do whatever I can to give this cause a try. Promoting tourism not only helps the local economy but provides stronger incentives to more people, not just the heritage lovers, to care for the archeological and historical sites. Increased tourism will also hopefully provide more funds for preservation in some way.