Digital Sampada is a collection and showcase of projects related to digital interpretation of heritage sites and practices of Nepal.
I started this project as a documentation of my academic research paper. The findings of this project acted as data for my thesis.
A lot of heritage sites of Nepal are living heritages. By living, I mean these sites are still functioning as part of people’s lives. People still visit these places as part of their tradition, cultural or religious practice and for communal activities. The earthquake of 2015 destroyed a lot of these heritage sites. Rebuilding of these heritage sites soon started in full swing. However, for most of the sites especially for the ones that were completely destroyed posed a challenge as there was little to no record of how these sites looked. The only available evidences are photographs and that too if taken carefully.
Prior to the devastation, a lot of digitization activities with regards to heritage sites and practices have started. Digitization of heritage sites allows for an effective way of preservation and documentation. This project is an attempt to bring these activities in one place.
Sampada in Nepali language translates to heritage. As this project collects the digitized versions of the heritages of Nepal, it felt appropriate to name this Digital Sampada.