Online Seminar- A Success Story of Revival: Remembering and Restoring the Stepwells of the Satpura Hills
A Success Story of Revival: Remembering and Restoring the Stepwells of the Satpura Hills Today, VIT University, Bhopal Campus, in collaboration with the School of Architecture and the Bougainvillea Art Foundation, successfully hosted a thought-provoking session under the Late Prabhavati Memorial Lecture Series . The lecture, titled “A Success Story: Revival and Restoration of Stepwells in the Satpura Hills” , brought together themes of heritage conservation, documentation, and sustainable rural development. Held on January 28, 2026, at 12:30 noon , the lecture focused on the historic stepwells of the Satpura Hills—water structures originally built during the Gond Dynasty between the 6th and 11th centuries . These stepwells stand as remarkable examples of indigenous engineering and traditional water management practices. The session was led by Ar. Munish Pandit , who elaborated on the hands-on process of conservation and revival adopted for these historic structures. A key aspect...