ABSTRACT
In today’s interconnected world, culture’s power to transform societies is clear. Its diverse manifestations—from our cherished historic monuments and museums to traditional practices and contemporary art forms—enrich our everyday lives in countless ways. In the context of tangible cultural heritage, the conservation of concrete structures has taken an important place. In recent times, there has been much concern about threats posed to them sparked by the current political trends in places like Afghanistan and Syria. An important point in these discussions has been the juxtaposition of ‘heritage’ as remnant of the past as against the immediate needs of the present where lives of people are at stake in the same society that has seen a lot of instability and destruction. The Manipuri society of the eighteenth century when the Raseshori Pala was instituted has undergone many changes.
