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Clear filtersIntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive archaeological breakthrough, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has strictly and officially discovered three rare 16th-century inscriptions in Sadasivakona, Ses...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive celebration of Tamil Nadu's deeply rooted artistic legacy, renowned veteran actor and politician Vaagai Chandrasekhar has been officially and fiercely selected for th...
IntroductionIn a massive cultural victory deeply celebrating the rich tribal heritage of Northeast India, the traditional Tripura Sarinda has been officially granted the highly prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) ta...
The Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) documented and copied 25 ancient inscriptions in the Nallamala Tiger Reserve, which spreads across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Dating from the 2nd to the...
The Sangeet Natak Akademi announced its Akademi Puraskar (Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards) for 2024 and 2025. A total of 108 artists from music, dance, theatre, folk and tribal arts, puppetry and scholarship were selected,...
Hindi Journalism Day is observed on 30 May each year to mark the beginning of Hindi journalism in India. On 30 May 1826, Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla started Udant Martand ("The Rising Sun"), India's first Hindi newspaper...
Archaeologists have found evidence of a settlement about 3,200 years old in the Mohane river basin of Chauparan block in Hazaribag district, Jharkhand. The site covers villages including Dehar, Sohra, Mangarh and Hathind...
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated the Bhimmandali Eco Heritage Site in Sambalpur district of Odisha. Located in the Naktideul Forest Range, the site holds rock paintings and stone inscriptions more than 2...
India Post marked the birth centenary of celebrated cartoonist Mario Miranda on 3 May 2026 with a philatelic tribute in Panaji, Goa. Mario Miranda was known for his detailed, humorous drawings of Goan village life, crowd...
UNESCO and the Government of Sikkim are documenting Ru-Soam engineering, the traditional bridge-building knowledge of the Lepcha community. Ru-Soam refers to footbridges made of bamboo and cane in the Khangchendzonga Bio...
A letter written by Tatya Tope in 1857 has been found in the Madhya Pradesh archives under the Gyan Bharatam Mission. Tatya Tope (1814-1859) was a key leader of the Revolt of 1857. He served under Nana Saheb, the adopted...
The Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India (CCIC) has launched ‘Soul Threads’, its first-ever heritage designer collection. The collection is intended to promote India’s rich artisanal heritage and to support we...
