Savarkar Sadan not 100 yrs old, can't be protected: ASI to HC
MUMBAI, Jan. 31 -- Savarkar Sadan in Shivaji Park - which once housed Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar - cannot be declared a centrally protected monument of national importance, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has told the Bombay High Court, as it is not more than 100 years old, as required under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.
In an affidavit filed in court on Thursday, the ASI added that Savarkar Sadan was "suitable for inclusion either in the state protected monument or BMC heritage list". This would prevent demolition of the structure and ensure its preservation in future, he said.
Savarkar Sadan was constructed in 1938 as a two-storey bungalow, and Savarkar lived there till he died in 1966. P3...
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