Archive · 28 Sep 2026
200+ Join Indore Heritage Walk Celebrating Holkar-Era Legacy
More than 200 people took part in a special heritage walk in Indore.
The walk was held on World Tourism Day.
It started at Krishnapura Chhatri, went through Rajwada and ended at Gopal Mandir.
Students and members of several organisations joined.
Historian Zafar Ansari told participants about Indore’s past and important places.
He also showed old objects connected with sanitation.
Participants learned that sanitation work in Indore began during the Holkar era.
They took a cleanliness pledge and were asked to protect the city’s historic places.
More than 200 people joined an Indore Municipal Corporation heritage walk on Sunday for World Tourism Day.
The walk began at Krishnapura Chhatri, passed through Rajwada and ended at Gopal Mandir.
Students and representatives from NGOs, nursing colleges and educational and social institutions participated.
Historian Zafar Ansari explained Indore’s history and displayed century-old sanitation-related artefacts.
The event promoted clean tourism, responsible civic behaviour and protection of the city’s heritage.
- Who
- More than 200 participants, including students, NGO representatives and members of educational and social institutions, joined the walk organised by the Indore Municipal Corporation.
- What
- A heritage walk highlighting Indore’s history, cultural landmarks and sanitation legacy was held.
- When
- The walk took place on Sunday to mark World Tourism Day under the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign.
- Where
- The route ran from Krishnapura Chhatri through Rajwada to Gopal Mandir in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The event aimed to promote clean and responsible tourism, civic participation and protection of Indore’s heritage.
- Organiser
- Indore Municipal Corporation
- Participants
- More than 200 people
- Occasion
- World Tourism Day
- Campaign
- Swachhata Hi Seva 2026
- Route
- Krishnapura Chhatri to Rajwada to Gopal Mandir
- Historian
- Zafar Ansari
- Historical sanitation milestone
- The Indore Municipality workshop was established in 1870 during the Holkar era