Modi ki Haveli
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Modi Ki Haveli in a July, 2007 photograph. The ground floor of this grand home now serves as a collection point for discarded paper which is recycled into hand-made paper. (click image to open large version) |
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A 3D rendering of the Modi Ki Haveli depicts the structure in its original state. Drawing by Shri Surjit Singh and the Studio IMCON (click image to open large version) |
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A pencil sketch by Ajit Singh also shows a restored perspective of the Modi Haveli (click image to open large version) |
| SOURCE: From interviews with Shri Vinod Joshi. |
Modi Ki Haveli was built 150 years ago on land called the kuncha upaad zameen (uncleared land). It has one courtyard and is three stories high. The eventual owner, Ramnath Modi, divided the haveli amongst his four children. His eldest son, Lalith Modi, currently has control and has left the haveli largely unattended. In 1952, electricity and water was added to the building to improve the living conditions. But poor execution only contributed to the deterioration of the haveli. Pro-tenancy laws may have forced owners to give up on the haveli. Some tenants pay only Rs. 25 per month in rent, but cannot be evicted.
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