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The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Purakriti Bhavan at a Glance

May 28, 2017September 21, 2017

This article is written by Shatavisha Mustafi. It was originally published on?www.sahapedia.org?an?open online resource on the arts, cultures and heritage of India. Introduction As the …

Capturing Culture, Conservation, Europe, Heritage

Artefact Restoration: The Recreation of an Apollonian Shield

May 26, 2017May 13, 2017

An artefact is literally a fragment of the ancient world. To piece our distant past together, we must conserve and restore these objects to our …

Heritage News

Bengali Culture gets recognized abroad

May 25, 2017May 22, 2017

The culture of Bengal received a major boost to its morale recently. A London-based non-profitable organisation London Sharad Utsav launched the Bengal Heritage Project with …

Asia, Conservation, Restoration

Excavating Harappa: An Interview with Wazir Chand Saroe

May 24, 2017September 21, 2017

Harappa is one of the most widely known archaeological sites in the world. Even today, archaeologists and antiquarians continue to unearth new evidence and discover …

Built Heritage, Heritage, Memorial, Public Spaces

The India Gate: A memorial to unknown soldiers

May 24, 2017January 29, 2018

I am a proud citizen of India standing in front of the India Gate and watching the rising sun! The?India Gate?reminds us of how secure …

Food Heritage, Heritage

What we can learn from Yorkshire Wensleydale Creamery

May 23, 2017June 29, 2017

In the last article, you read about the history of the Yorkshire Wensleydale Creamery in Hawes in North Yorkshire, England, that has been making hand-made …

Built Heritage, Conservation, Heritage, Memorial, Religious

The restoration of Greek orthodox church in Izmir

May 22, 2017May 18, 2017

Few know that in Izmir exists an Orthodox church that was rescued from Turkish atrocities during the Asia Minor Catastrophe, when the city of Smyrna …

Africa, Conservation, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Interviews, Opinion

Heritage and education: The GamoGofa zone in South Ethiopia

May 22, 2017September 21, 2017

The importance of sustaining traditionally and locally embedded cultural heritage, customs and practices is paramount in this era of rapidly escalating modernisation. Taking the case …

Food Heritage, Intangible Heritage

Savour ‘Cun-tucky Chicken’ in the bylanes of Aurangabad

May 22, 2017May 18, 2017

Aurangabad in Maharashtra is mostly famous for the nearby Ajanta and Ellora caves and Bibi Ka Maqbara, also known as Taj Mahal of the Deccan. …