Dholavira UNESCO World Heritage Site
Context The Harappan city of Dholavira is not UNESCO World Heritage Site which is situated in present-day Gujarat. Dholavira UNESCO World Heritage Site is now the 40th world heritage sites…
Ramappa Temple India’s 39th World Heritage Site
Context In yet another landmark achievement, India’s nomination of Rudreswara Temple, (also known as the Ramappa Temple) at Palampet, Mulugu district, near Warangal in the state of Telangana has been inscribed…
Kesaria Buddha Stupa
Context The world-famous Kesaria Buddha stupa in east Champaran district of Bihar is waterlogged following floods in some parts of the district after heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of…
Silambam martial art
Context Recently, an Indian man in Singapore has won the top prize in a government-initiated competition for migrant workers for choreographing and performing a sequence of Silambam a traditional martial…
Puya Manuscript Tradition
Context Manipur has a little-known but highly evolved Puya Manuscript Tradition . Most of the roughly 40,000 manuscripts or puya are not illustrated, but those that are, come with some extremely beautiful…
Kalbeliya Dance
Context The repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic have been devastating for various performing traditions and performers in India. One such example is of Kalbeliya performers from Rajasthan. Recently, the COVID-19…
The Reclining Buddha
Context Recently, India’s largest statue of the Reclining Buddha was to have been installed at the Buddha International Welfare Mission temple in Bodh Gaya on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. What is a Reclining…
How UNESCO grants World Heritage Site tag?
Context The Maharashtra government has submitted a tentative “serial” nomination seeking the World Heritage Site tag for 14 forts from the era of 17th century Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj…
6 UNESCO heritage sites added to tentative list in India
Context Recently, 6 UNESCO heritage sites have been added to India’s tentative list of UNESCO world heritage sites. Six of the nine sites submitted by the Archaeological Survey of India…
Leang Sakapao Caves on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi
Leang Sakapao Caves Context Researchers have reported that Pleistocene-era rock paintings dating back to 45,000-20,000 years ago in cave sites in southern Sulawesi, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, are…