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Tamil Nadu’s Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple wins UNESCO award

November 4, 2017

The Sri Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam in Tamil Nadu has won UNESCO Asia-Pacific award for cultural heritage conservation programme in the Awards of Merit category. It is first temple from Tamil Nadu to grab the prestigious honour from the UN ..

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Etikoppaka toys from Andhra Pradesh get GI tag

November 3, 2017

The Geographical Indication Registry (GIR) has given Geographical Indication (GI) tag traditional Etikoppaka toys (Etikoppaka Bommalu) from Andhra Pradesh. These traditional toys are made by artisans in Etikoppaka village located on banks of river Varaha in Visakhapatnam district of the ..

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Government gives LoI to 7 companies for 14 monuments under Adopt a Heritage Scheme

October 27, 2017

The Union Ministry of Tourism gave Letters of Intent (LoI) to seven shortlisted companies for adopting 14 monuments under Adopt a Heritage Scheme at the closing ceremony of ‘Paryatan Parv’ held in New Delhi. The shortlisted companies will be future ..

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Girija Devi: Queen of Thumri passes away

October 25, 2017

Eminent classical singer Girija Devi passed away following a cardiac arrest at age of 88. She was considered as queen of thumri, a common genre of semi-classical Indian music. Girija Devi She was born in zamindar family at village near ..

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World’s oldest maritime astrolabe that guided ships to India found

October 25, 2017

Britain-based shipwreck hunter has found maritime astrolabe, a navigation tool that guided Portuguese explorers on perilous voyage to India in 16th century. It dates between 1495 and 1500 and has been confirmed as world’s oldest astrolabe. The maritime astrolabe was ..

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Ahmedabad's Walled City gets World Heritage City Certificate

September 2, 2017

The 600-year-old Walled City in Gujarat’s commercial capital Ahmedabad was formally accorded status of India’s first World Heritage City by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In this regard, UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova handed over certificate declaring ..

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Dhrupad maestro Ustad Sayeeduddin Dagar passes away

August 1, 2017

Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar, one of the foremost exponents and custodian of the venerable Dhrupad tradition of Hindustani classical music passed away in a Pune. He was 78. About Sayeeduddin Dagar Ustad Sayeeduddin Dagar was born on April 29, 1939 ..

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India to host 8th International Theatre Olympics in 2018

July 14, 2017

India for the first time will host 8th International Theatre Olympics, the greatest carnival of theatre in the world in 2018.  The 51-day carnival of theatre will begin on February 17, 2018. The mega international event will be organised by ..

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Walled City of Ahmedabad designated as India’s first World Heritage City

July 10, 2017

The 600-year-old Walled City of Ahmedabad was declared World Heritage City by the World Heritage Committee (WHC) of UNESCO after it met in Karlow, Poland. It is first Indian city get the honour. The Walled City of Ahmedabad is located ..

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India to Organise Cultural Festival in Egypt to mark Tagore's 156th Birth Anniversary

May 8, 2017

India will organise Tagore cultural  Festival in Egypt to mark the 156th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore from May 8-12. Tagore Festival will be organised by the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC), which is the cultural wing of ..

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