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…
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…
Why Malerkotla is special for Punjab, and Sikhs?
How did the Malerkotla princely state come into being? Historically, Malerkotla owes its foundations in the 15th century to Sufi saint Sheikh Sadrauddin Sadar-i-Jahan, also known as Haider Sheikh. The…
Buddhist site of Thotlakonda
Context Recently, a group of heritage enthusiasts recently gathered, to celebrate World Heritage Day at the ancient Buddhist site of Thotlakonda in Visakhapatnam. About Thotlakonda A partial excavation of the…
Shigmo Festival of Goa
Context Shigmo Festival as it is called in Konkani, is another vibrant celebration full of colour, song and dance rooted in Goan culture and traditions. What is Shigmo Festival or…
Tangam language
Context Recently, the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh has released a book titled “Tangams: An Ethnolinguistic Study Of The Critically Endangered Group of Arunachal Pradesh”. The book has valuable data on endangered…
Maheshwar, Mandu & Omkareshwar
Context Recently, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India’s DekhoApna Desh Webinar Series titled, “The Mystical Triangle- Maheshwar, Mandu & Omkareshwar” was organised. Back to Basics Maheshwar or Mahishmati One of…
Zari Zardozi Embroidery
Context Recently Zardozi artists in India are suffering from economic distress due to the lockdown, demonetisation and expensive local raw material. Back to Basics ‘Zardozi art’ Zardozi embroidery is a beautiful…
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