Wadarwadi remains a place where the lived experiences and tacit knowledge of construction work are very much alive. This exhibition and open hous uses historical photographs to elicit and document Wadarwadi’s memories.

Let’s explore the evolving relationships between the neighborhood of Wadarwadi, migration, and Pune’s oldest construction workers -
Let’s hear from the women of Wadarwadi, what role did gender play on Pune’s construction sites?
How has the nature of construction work changed over the past three generations?


In this multimedia exhibition construction workers who were active before the 1990s and their descendants are invited to share lived experiences and memories. In our interactions old photographs will be used to record construction workers’ knowhow and views on how the nature of work has changed with time. Documenting these unwritten histories is a first step to increasing the awareness of past and current construction workers’ contributions to the making of Pune.


    Venue: Outside Wadar Samaj Maruti Mandir, Wadarwadi, Model Colony
    Date: Friday, 29 November 2024 -  Sunday,  1  December 2024



    Workshop
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