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Karnataka’s forgotten 300-year-old stepwell restored after decades of neglect

July 26, 2026 10:57 am

A 300-year-old stepwell in Karnataka’s Belagavi, buried under garbage and debris for decades, has been restored by volunteers—bringing a forgotten piece of heritage back to life.

80-year-old 'Pagal Saab' revives Jodhpur stepwells, earns Anand Mahindra’s praise

July 11, 2026 1:12 pm

Industrialist Anand Mahindra recently shared a video on X featuring Caron Rawnsley’s work, calling attention to his years-long effort to revive Jodhpur’s historic water structures.

Shining a spotlight on forgotten heritage of stepwells in Gujarat

December 02, 2024 2:15 am

Vadodara-based visual artist Kakoli Sen, who has been working on creating awareness and advocating the restoration of the stepwells across Gujarat, encapsulated the story that needed to be told in her November 23 performance.

Know Your City | Bringing alive the languishing stepwells of Vadodara

November 26, 2024 9:36 pm

Visual artist Kakoli Sen highlights the architectural significance and stories behind the historic stepwells.

Hyderabad's Bansilalpet stepwell restoration wins UAE government award

December 06, 2022 7:29 pm

The seventeenth-century stepwell, which had turned into a dumpyard over the decades, was unearthed after removing over 2,000 tonnes of debris and relocating families that lived on the site.

One man's passion kicks off a project to preserve stepwells in Maharashtra

March 03, 2022 12:13 pm

Rohan Kale has travelled over 14,000 km of Maharashtra on his bike over the last year or so and mapped and documented around 1,650 stepwells.

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