In the lanes and bylanes of the busy shopping district of Gariahat in South Kolkata, an intense battle is being waged.
On one side are inheritors of old residential properties built between the early 20th century and the immediate post-Independence years. On the other side are builders and real estate promoters for whom these unique buildings mean nothing. For them it is the land on which these heritage structures stand that is a goldmine.
Signs of ‘destruction’ are everywhere. Not too many of the decaying structures have survived. Most have been replaced with. . .
