world heritage travel Archives - Page 11 of 141

Mysuru gets ready to host Charcha Kuteera

April 19, 2017April 19, 2017

The Kannada and Culture Department of the Government of Karnataka is getting ready to host the Kannada Sahitya Sammelana at Mysuru in June this year. …

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When history speaks in the glorious city of Pune

April 19, 2017February 13, 2018

GoUNESCO?s Heritage Walk was an opportunity that fell into our lap unexpectedly. We wanted a free Sunday, but we thought that this is something we …

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Tambat Ali: The Coppersmiths? lair

April 18, 2017October 14, 2017

As opposed to a lazing away the Sunday in bed, on the 26th of March I decided to participate in the Make Heritage Fun! Campaign …

Africa, Food Heritage, Photo Stories

Egypt on a plate: Food crawl

April 17, 2017October 7, 2017

It’s not only the civilisational aspects of Egypt that stand out. Its food deserves an equal degree of mention. Egyptian food is like an amalgamation. …

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Shaniwar Wada: Where the Mughal and Peshwa architectures meet

April 17, 2017April 17, 2017

As I walked into the famous Shaniwar Wada through its magnificent spiked iron doors, the history lover in me immediately noticed the delicate floral carvings …

Asia, Capturing Culture, Food Heritage

A Curious Cuisine : Bengali culinary culture in pre-modern times

April 16, 2017September 21, 2017

This article is written by Somshankar Ray. It was originally published on?www.sahapedia.org?an?open online resource on the arts, cultures and heritage of India. The Proem: It …

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Mahatma Phule Mandai in Pune: A heritage, a home

April 15, 2017April 17, 2017

An Anglo-Indian architecturally styled building, a sign board denoting the presence of Mahatma Phule Mandai looking new as ever. Mahatma Phule Mandai in the Shaniwar …

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#MakeHeritageFun Day: Omaha Street Art

April 12, 2017December 25, 2017

Street art is everywhere. I did a survey and found that ?most people thought of street art as?graffiti or giant sculptures in the middle of …

Heritage News

The temple in Karnataka that resembles a ‘dargah’

April 11, 2017April 10, 2017

The Omkareshwara temple in Madikeri of Kodagu district is a unique blend of Indo-Islamic and Gothic styles of architecture. Set amidst the vernacular cottages of …