The UNESCO honored Kozhikode as India’s first “City of Literature” on June 23. According to this status, the city’s cultural history should be celebrated and used to help...
Srinagar, the largest city of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, has recently been designated as a ‘World Craft City’ by the World Crafts Council. The Office...
In May 2023, the Cannes Film Festival showed some of the best movies from around the world. Indian producers got a lot of attention. Notably, All We Imagine...
Rainfall caused the saalu mantap (pavilion) at the Virupaksha Temple in Karnataka’s Hampi to collapse on May 21. Despite saying that repair work was already underway, the Archaeological...
UNESCO’s Memory of the World (MOW) program has recently added three Indian literary works – Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, and Sahṛdayaloka-Locana, to its Asia-Pacific Regional Register. This took place during...
The Indian government-run broadcaster Prasar Bharati wants to start its own over-the-top (OTT) streaming service by August. The service will offer material that shows Indian culture and society...
Three traditional products from Tripura have recently received Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The products are Matabari pera prasad and Rignai pachara textiles. With this, Tripura now has 4...
Thodur Madabusi Krishna, a renowned Carnatic classical vocalist known for challenging conventional ideas about caste and gender politics in Carnatic music, has been awarded the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi...
President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, will confer the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the years 2022 and 2023 to 94 eminent artists. The awards...
Jammu & Kashmir is set to host the annual ‘Tawi Festival’ from March 1st to 4th, 2024. Centered on the banks of the river Tawi flowing through Jammu...
