Hindu Gymkhana | Miniature Landmarks of Karachi | Materials & Processes

Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi.
The Hindu Gymkhana is a colonial-era building located on Sarwar Shaheed Road in Karachi, Pakistan. It was the first public building in Karachi to adopt the Mughal-Revival architectural style. It was established in 1925 by the Karachi's Hindus as an exclusive club for their community. From 2005 to 2020, it still houses the National Academy of Performing Arts.

The Hindu Gymkhana was established by the Seth Ramgopal Gourdhanandh Mohatta and the Hindu community in 1925 on a plot of 47,000 square yards. It was designed by Agha Ahmed Hussain. It was named Seth Ramgopal Goverdhandas Mohatta Hindu Gymkhana at that time.

After the Independence, the Hindu Gymkhana was taken over by the Evacuee Trust Property Board. In 1978, about 60 per cent the land of Hindu Gymkhana was given to the Police Department and another 6000 square yards were given to the Federal Public Service Commission. Later, 3500 square yards were given to the Ali Garh Muslim University and another 400 square yards was allotted to Abdul Majeed Khan received almost of land as an allotment. Currently it has only 4,500 square yards of land compared to 47,000 square yards in 1925. The building's condition deteriorated over the years, and it was almost demolished in 1984. It was protected by the intervention of the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan. In 2005, the Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf handed the building over to National Academy of Performing Arts The Hindu Gymkhana now houses Pakistan's National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) and is run by its chief Zia Mohyeddin – a prominent stage and Pakistani television personality.
[source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_G... ]

Miniature Landmarks of Karachi is a project by the students of Foundation Year, Visual Studies Department, University of Karachi. This particular project was part of their Materials & Processes Course which serves as a beginner’s guide for the students of Foundation Year and requires them to explore various media and techniques, both practically and conceptually.

Our goal, this semester was to allow the students to experiment with an array of mixed media and create real life architectural landmarks of Karachi on a miniature scale. The end result is a remarkable showcase of one and half month of exceptional effort and learning on the students' part.

Names of students who worked on this project!
Areebah Ameem | Zoya Arif | Fatima Khalid | Fazila Naz | Usman Imran | Dua Jehangir
Hani Arif | Amna Mansoor | Fatima Sidddiqe | Hammad Sarfaraz | Affan Annis

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