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GCP2016: An ode to the year gone by

January 4, 2017January 4, 2017

Not to boast, but the last six months of the GoUNESCO Content Internship program?2016?(GCP)?were?intensive, rigorous and a lot of fun. We selected 20 GCP interns …

Blog

Themes at for 2017

January 3, 2017June 12, 2020

Every month, GoUNESCO explores different themes in heritage. This helps us focus not only on popular forms of heritage, but some which do not get …

Conservation, Features, Heritage, Opinion, Religious, Restoration, Travel, Uncategorized, World Heritage Sites

Protection of Pakistan’s Cultural Heritage: Voice of a common citizen

December 31, 2016September 27, 2017

Civilizations leave their footprints in the form of cultural heritage. Many historical occasions, battles, and lifestyles, are preserved in the form of artifacts and archaeological …

Heritage, Underwater

Shipwrecks of Karimunjawa : Indonesia’s Underwater Heritage

December 30, 2016December 30, 2016

Indonesia?is?the largest archipelago in the world, and has a lot to offer. The?underwater cultural heritage of Indonesia is an?under-represented asset . A survey held by …

Arts and Crafts, Interpretation, Performance, Religious

Kalamezhuthu from Kerala: the Rangoli with a difference

December 27, 2016January 10, 2017

This article is written by Ananya Mahir and content research was done by Kaavya Lakshman. It was originally published on www.nazariya.in,? an initiative that is …

Arts and Crafts, Best of 2016, Features, Heritage, Intangible Heritage

Zen and the art of Chinese paper cutting

December 26, 2016September 27, 2017

While paper-related traditional craftsmanship is mostly associated with the Japanese art of Origami (folding paper to create simple and complex shapes), in the rural villages …

Heritage Quiz

The Heritage News Quiz – 24th December 2016

December 24, 2016June 12, 2020

Think you’re up to speed with all that’s happening in the world of heritage and culture? Let’s put that to the test this fortnight – and every fortnight!

Discover, Heritage, Underwater

Port of Theodosius: A forgotten chapter in the history of shipbuilding

December 24, 2016

The sea contains innumerable, undiscovered living species. They also house material evidence that dates back to the Classical Ages, the period between 500-336 BC when …

Nature, Underwater

Kaveripattinam: the ancient port city of the Cholas

December 21, 2016December 19, 2016

In case you didn’t know, the underwater cultural heritage of India, be it the submerged cities or the sunken ships, ?spans over a period of …