At the onset, a group of local youth was trained to undertake the cultural mapping of tangible and intangible resources of the entire project area. In addition to the monumental heritage, the mapping exercise listed out some of unique yet neglected built heritage, significant Sufi shrines and also brought out the intangible cultural resources of music, local crafts, and pluralistic cultural practices such as the celebration of Basant and Urs, amongst others.

The cultural mapping exercise led to several project components, principal amongst which were the conservation of Nizamuddin’s built heritage, documentation and dissemination of musical traditions, creating performance venues, institutionalizing annual festivals, training of youth to become heritage guides and interpret their heritage for others – especially school children amongst others. Women’s self help groups were created and strengthened to produce and market products inspired from the built-heritage of the area.