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Me·Gong Festival 2024

Meghalaya is set to host the Me·Gong Festival 2024, a two-day event that taking place on November 29-30 at Jenjal, Baljek Airport, in West Garo Hills, Tura. The...

December 2, 2024

World Craft Council Launches Authenticity Seal for Jammu & Kashmir Crafts

Kashmir’s handicrafts received important attention as the World Crafts Council (WCC) introduced the ‘Seal of Authenticity of the Craft.’ This certification recognizes handmade crafts from Jammu and Kashmir,...

November 28, 2024

Global Summit on Reimagining Museums in India

The Ministry of Culture is to organize a Global Summit on reimagining museums in India. The summit is first of its kind. The summit is to be inaugurated...

February 9, 2022

Buddhas of Bamiyan

In light of the recent observation of the World Heritage Festival, the ICOMOS highlighted the Buddhas of Bamiyan as an example of heritage items destroyed for what they...

April 20, 2020

World Heritage Day

The World Heritage Day or the International Day for Monuments and Sites was observed on April 18th to promote awareness about heritage of humanity. About The World Heritage...

April 20, 2020

First digital exhibition on Indian Heritage inaugurated

On January 15, 2020, the State of Culture and Tourism minister launched a month long exhibition on Indian Heritage in New Delhi. The exhibition was launched in digital...

January 15, 2020

The Parliament House of India

While a lot has been written and read about the Parliament of India (yes, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha), the place where the parliamentarians sit has relatively...

August 10, 2019

World Heritage Day observed on 18th April

World Heritage Day, which is also known as International Day for Monuments and Sites is an annual event celebrated on 18th April every year. This year, the theme...

April 19, 2019

4th edition of Kochi-Muziris biennale inaugurated

Fourth edition of Kochi-Muziris biennale was inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister at Parade Ground in Fort Kochi, Kerala. The Biennale was curated by Anita Dube and become the...

December 14, 2018

International Council on Monuments and Sites launches an initiative to save cultural heritage in flood-devastated Kerala

The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) has launched a Kerala Heritage Rescue Initiative to assess damage to rich cultural and built heritage in flood-devastated Kerala. The...

August 24, 2018

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