In the 1980s there was a growing concern about conserving India's built heritage, just as in the 1950s there was a movement to revive handicrafts and in the 1960s for the conservation of the natural environment. The formation of pressure groups at the local and national level testifies to this. The conservation movement in India can learn much from the West, but there are many problems and prospects which are specific to India. In the last few years, the Raj nostalgia has created an informed interest in colonial architecture in India among English-speaking people. To make this permanent it is necessary to take some long-term measures. School curricula should be modified so as to generate an interest in the built environment, and enable students to evaluate colonial architecture against precolonial and modern. It can also be woven into the itineraries of domestic tourists. Once this interest is generated, local administrative bodies will be prepared to invest in conservation. Prospects are far brighter now than they were five years ago, because both pressure groups and development agencies have become aware of the opportunities afforded by the constitution and by the legal system for promoting conservation through the town planning mechanism. Ultimately, it is hoped, the heritage will be taken care of not just by the Archaeological Survey, but by developmental authorities working with architects, archaeologists, and citizens' groups.