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Heritage
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May 14, 2026
World Heritage Day: India and the burden of stewardship
India’s heritage management faces major challenges due to the sheer scale and diversity of its cultural assets, from monumental architecture to living traditions
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May 14, 2026
When the past burns: Heritage in the crossfire of violence
Protecting cultural heritage is vital, as they serve as the anchor of identity and the connective tissue between past, present, and future, making their preservation crucial for a people's soul and memory
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May 14, 2026
Can World Heritage Week in India move beyond free entry at historic sights?
In order to create a real impact, there needs to be community building and participation to serve the larger aim of heritage preservation and promotion. A sustainable practice many countries are advocating
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May 14, 2026
Heritage preservation: Going beyond politics and religion
The recent events at Taj Mahal make me wonder if the celebration of World Tourism Day serves a larger, deeper impact or is it merely a day to inundate social media with travel photographs and videos?
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February 01, 2026
Textiles, sandalwood, Buddhist circuits: Union Budget 2026 on Indian culture, heritage
Among the key announcements are a new integrated programme for the textile sector, support for the sandalwood sector, and the development of Buddhist circuits in the northeast
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December 16, 2025
Songs of the soil: Safeguarding the boreendo
The clay flute that entered the world stage, and the call that Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia hopes India will hear
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December 11, 2025
Deepavali, India’s festival of lights, shines brighter with UNESCO recognition
Diwali was added to UNESCO's heritage list in the presence of delegates from 194 member countries, international experts, and other UNESCO representatives worldwide
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September 20, 2025
THE WEEK Heritage Awards: Transforming India’s glorious history into a living experience
Indian heritage preservation is crucial for national identity and future generations. The WEEK Heritage Awards highlight efforts to make heritage a mass movement, encouraging experiential learning and innovative approaches beyond just physical monuments
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September 13, 2025
Guardians of heritage celebrated at The Week Heritage Awards 2025; here is the list of winners
'It is the human stories behind monuments, traditions and landscapes that make heritage come alive,' said Riyad Mathew, Chief Associate Editor and Director The Week
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July 16, 2025
EXCLUSIVE | 'We love Satyajit Ray!': Bangladesh halts ancestral home demolition following MEA India request
Speaking exclusively to THE WEEK, an official from the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi said there was a misunderstanding that the Bangladesh government wanted to demolish the house
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May 03, 2025
How a handful of Chettiars are trying to revive Chettinad mansions
Most Chettinad mansions are mere shadows of their magnificent past
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April 30, 2025
Uttarakhand CM Dhami offers first prayers at Gangotri as Char Dham Yatra kicks off
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami offers prayers in the name of PM Narendra Modi
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April 28, 2025
Uttarakhand beefs up security ahead of Char Dham Yatra
In view of the recent Pahalgam terror attack, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami instructs stricter checks, orders crackdown on fake news, booking fraud
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March 28, 2025
Uttarakhand heritage tourism: How to prep yourself for the Char Dham Yatra
Uttarakhand issues advisories to pilgrims and tourists on the Char Dham Yatra, a Hindu pilgrimage to four holy sites Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath
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July 25, 2024
Sunder Nursery now homes Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage site museum
The Humayun’s Tomb museum has over 500 unique artefacts
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May 22, 2022
Qutub Minar complex to be excavated after Gyanvapi survey gains steam
No excavation work has been done at the site since 1991
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April 22, 2022
Why these Indian monuments with rich legacy are neglected
Committees say they lack funds to maintain these monuments
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December 19, 2021
Fascinating facts about some of the most iconic buildings in Lucknow
Monument, memorial, mausoleum or landmark—no building is ever just that. From the
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October 14, 2021
A unique heritage walk celebrated Gandhian ideals through khadi, handwoven saris
On April 6, 1930, the crowd broke into cheers when Gandhi lifted a fistful of
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August 12, 2020
The not-so-immersive world of online heritage walks
COVID-19 has forced heritage walks online—but can these walks substitute for reality?
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December 29, 2019
Mandu, aiming to be a world heritage site, celebrates year-end festival
The nomination file to receive a world heritage site tag has been sent to UNESCO
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March 06, 2019
Biennales to celebrate India's rich heritage of handcrafted textiles
It also aims to position skilled artisans as principal stakeholders
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January 16, 2019
The entwined history of Mumbai, St Thomas Cathedral that turned 300
It is from this cathedral that Mumbai's iconic Churchgate station derives its name
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February 20, 2018
Exploring the heritage of India's vanishing stepwells
American journalist Victoria Lautman on stepwell restoration
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