SRINAGAR: Hakim Samir Hamdani, Kashmir’s top architect who specialises in Muslim architecture will be doing his post-doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He has received an acceptable offer for his plan from the world’s top-rate institute under Agha Khan Programme.
Hamdani is the Design Director at the INTACH Kashmir chapter, a position he has held since 2010.
“Just got acceptance offer for Aga Khan Program Post-Doctoral fellowship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT,” Hamdani broke the sweet news on Twitter at a time when the micro-blogging site was behaving like the virtual cemetery owing to the Covid-19 crisis. “Started my academic journey quite late, but then it’s been a journey working with artisans and craftsmen that has got me where I am, today, shukriya.”
Just got acceptance offer for Aga Khan Program Post-Doctoral fellowship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT. Started my academic journey quite late, but then it’s been a journey working with artisans and craftsmen that has got me where I am, today, shukriya.
— Hakim Sameer Hamdani (@HamdaniSameer) April 21, 2021
Hamdani graduated from the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi in 1999. A decade later, he walked out with his PhD on the Syncretic Traditions of Islamic Religious Architecture of Kashmir, (1320-1847 CE). A British publisher has recently published his research.
After joining INTACH in 2004, Hamdni has worked on various conservation projects in Kashmir. These include the reconstruction of the 18th-century wooden shrine of Peer Dastgeer sahib, the restoration of the Mughal Monument of Thag Baba saheb at Srinagar, the conservation of the historic Mughal gardens of Kashmir and the conservation of Aali Masjid at Eidgah, Srinagar. Two of these works were long-listed for Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
In this video watch, Hamdni Speaking About The Naqshband Sahab
