“Reviving Twentieth-century Medical Legacy – The Case of Banarasi Dass Women’s Hospital, Sadar Bazaar, Ambala Cantonment, India”

Sunanda Kapoor, Eva Prasher
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One of the notable advancements of late 19th-early 20th century British India was the introduction of ‘western-style’ medical care for women. Located within confines of the colonial or princely enclaves, a number of women’s hospitals, staffed with trained British female doctors, were established under the Dufferin Fund. But the benefits of medicalised childbirth did not extend to commonplace Indian women. At this point of time, history was also made by certain philanthropic and nationalist individuals who made some pioneering efforts to extend benefits of medicalised childbirth to the vast neglected body of commonplace Indian women.The 48-bedded Banarsi Dass Hospital for Women, built in 1922 within the dense urban fabric of Ambala Cantonment, is one of the earliest of such pioneering structures. The architectural value of the building as seen in its ingenious spatial organization was devised to ensure generous access to sun and air, ensured thermal comfort in all seasons, a construction system representative of the era, and various ornamental elements that proclaim its ‘monumental’ status adds to its unique historic significance. Though the building is still in a good physical and structural condition, the advancement in medical world has rendered its infrastructure obsolete.In the present scenario, we tend to lose a significant landmark of 20th century development in India. This paper presents an analysis of the historic, societal and architectural value of the property, the reasons for its disuse and the design interventions proposed to restore the original societal and architectural status of this majestic historic building.
“复兴二十世纪的医学遗产——以印度安巴拉营地Sadar Bazaar的Banarasi Dass妇女医院为例”
19世纪末至20世纪初,英属印度最显著的进步之一是为女性引入了“西式”医疗保健。在Dufferin基金的资助下,在殖民地或王室飞地范围内建立了一些妇女医院,配备了训练有素的英国女医生。但是医疗分娩的好处并没有延伸到普通的印度妇女。在这个时候,一些慈善人士和民族主义者也创造了历史,他们做出了一些开创性的努力,将医疗分娩的好处扩大到广大被忽视的普通印度妇女身上。拥有48个床位的巴纳尔西·达斯妇女医院建于1922年,位于安巴拉营地密集的城市结构中,是此类开创性建筑中最早的一个。建筑的建筑价值体现在其巧妙的空间组织中,以确保充足的阳光和空气,确保四季的热舒适,一个代表时代的建筑系统,以及各种装饰元素,宣告其“不朽”的地位,增加了其独特的历史意义。虽然建筑物的物理和结构状况仍然很好,但医学世界的进步使其基础设施过时了。在目前的情况下,我们可能会失去印度20世纪发展的一个重要里程碑。本文分析了该物业的历史、社会和建筑价值,其废弃的原因以及为恢复这座雄伟的历史建筑原有的社会和建筑地位而提出的设计干预措施。
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