Pune: The state Directorate of Archaeology and Museums has commenced an elaborate renovation and conservation last week at the birth room of freedom fighter Shivram Hari Rajguru at the Rajguru Wada in Rajgurunagar, about 45 km from the city. An urn containing the remains of three martyrs — Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev Thapar — is kept in the room where Rajguru was born."The birth room is the main attraction of the wada.
The urn will be kept in a proper shell where people can pay their tribute. The chronology of the events, along with other historic items will be displayed," Vilas Wahane, assistant director of the Directorate of Archaeology and Museums said. They plan to complete the work by March.
Rajguru, an Indian revolutionary known for his involvement in the assassination of British police officer John Saunders, was hanged by the British on March 23, 1931. "We inspected the room and found that plaster had peeled and water was seeping through its roof. We will replace the roof without tweaking or disturbing its aesthetic value," added Wahane.
The wada is located on the Bhima river. People and historians from across the country visit the house to pay their respects to the freedom fighters.The house has a retaining wall built of stones, a grand arch door (dindi darwaja), a Hanuman temple built by Rajguru, a vyayamshala where Rajguru spent hours exercising, an old washing stone, an old well, and an earthen water pot buried in the ground.
However, locals have been co.