‘Ahilya Memorial Should Be Known In The World’

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Art curator Rajiv Sethi said here on Saturday that he was overwhelmed after reading the biography of Ahilya Bai. He had not imagined that her work as a woman would be so amazing. “In the construction of the Ahilya memorial, I would like Ahilyabai’s life to get a place in it.

The memorial would have to be shaped in such a way that it would not only have an identity in the country but in the world,” he said in the meeting of Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Memorial Trust here.

“I will have to think deeply about what should be included in the construction of a memorial of such a personality. My imagination and desire is that this memorial should be known not only in the city and the state but in the entire world,” he said.

Earlier, the Trust’s president Sumitra Mahajan presented the Trust’s view about the memorial. She said, “I am happy that Rajiv Sethi has voiced a sentiment that is more than our imagination and he has accepted our humble gesture of beautifying this memorial with his skills. If we are building a memorial in 2025, it should be a confluence of technology, modernity, history and heritage”.

MP Shankar Lalwani also presented his vision about the memorial. Trustee Milind Mahajan, project architect Himanshu Dudhvadikar, Bhalu Mondhe, Shreya Bhargava and Sudhir Dedge shared their views. Smart City CEO Divyank Singh was also present in the meeting.

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Trust secretary Ashok Daga said that Sethi was also shown the site of the under construction memorial along with the artists of the city. He also inspected the things present there, the building and Champa Bavdi.

Sethi said. “Keeping all the facts in mind, I am committed to giving this memorial a shape that has recognition in the country and the world. I consider it a blessing of God that I am getting the opportunity to work for a woman like Ahilya Bai.”

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