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Istanbul: The siege

December 24, 2015

GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE SIEGE AD 324: Constantine moves the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium The new capital of the Roman Empire was …

Arts and Crafts, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Urban

Hippie Culture In San Francisco

December 22, 2015August 6, 2016

I am originally Kenyan but I currently go to school in San Francisco. Comparing Nairobi, and generally Kenya, to San Francisco in terms of culture, …

World Heritage Sites

Shalamar Gardens – A masterpiece of Mughal Architecture

December 21, 2015December 24, 2015

It makes sense to visit some places over and over again because somehow you can never retain their full glory in your recollections for very …

Arts and Crafts, Conservation, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Traditions

Understanding the Intangible cultural spirit of Durga Puja

December 17, 2015September 27, 2017

India celebrates Durga Puja this month! Fairs and festivals can be regarded as the living cultural heritage of a society as they play a vital …

#makeheritagefun, Blog, Community

Make Heritage Fun – December

December 16, 2015August 6, 2016

On Sunday, December 20th 2015, GoUNESCO, a UNESCO New Delhi supported series of initiatives focused on making heritage fun, is organizing a distributed social media …

Arts and Crafts, Blog, Community, Heritage

Heritage Courses in India – Comprehensive List

December 15, 2015August 6, 2017

Have you always been interested in heritage and wanted to pursue a degree in a related field? If you are in India, this comprehensive list …

Discover, Explore the Unexplored, GCA Internal, Nature, Photo Stories, Stories, Travel

A day out of the city buzz…

December 10, 2015June 16, 2016

Okhla Bird Sanctuary

Arts and Crafts, Blog, Heritage, Intangible Heritage

BLAST Magazine: The Possible Precursor to Digital Art

December 10, 2015August 6, 2016

Were Blast Magazine and the Vorticist movement a precursor to digital art that we look at today? BLAST magazine was possibly one of the most …

Arts and Crafts, Blog, Heritage, Traditions

Tanjore: Past, Present and The Future

December 8, 2015August 6, 2016

Tanjore: Rings a bell, doesn?t it? As soon as we hear a mention of it, we find ourselves picturing vibrant colors, royal, religious subjects (deities, …