Indian Culture

Researchers of Bharathidasan University’s Department of Remote Sensing, the lead agency of a Department of Science and Technology-sponsored research study, on Friday claimed to have found traces of an ancient port city buried under sea, at a depth of 50-100 metres, about 30-40 km off the coast of present-day Poompuhar …

The Kerala Tourism Department is likely to highlight Beypore ‘Uru’, the wooden dhows handcrafted by artisans and carpenters, and the water sports there in the detailed project report (DPR) to be submitted to the Centre for the Swadesh Darshan project. Beypore and Kumarakom are the only two tourism destinations from …

The month-long Kashi Tamil Sangamam, which showcased Tamil culture, heralded a new era where ancient Indian traditions intermingle with one another and are revitalised with the help of modern practices so that they contribute to cultural and economic growth. It gave a rich cultural context to India’s mission to become …

The second phase of the Sari Festival “VIRAASAT”- Celebrating 75 handwoven Saris of India will begin from 3rd to 17th January 2023 at Handloom Haat, Janpath, New Delhi. The Ministry of Textiles is organizing the festival, the timing of which are 11AM to 8 PM. The second phase, having 90 participants from different parts …

Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of Centrally Protected Monuments that have been encroached upon, closely followed by Tamil Nadu. While 75 protected monument sites have been enroached upon in Uttar Pradesh, the corresponding number for Tamil Nadu is 74, Minister for Tourism and Culture G. Kishan Reddy told the …

Tamil author M. Rajendran, Telugu writer Madhuranthakam Narendra and Sanskrit poet Janardan Prasad Pandey ‘Mani’ are among the 23 authors who won the Sahitya Akademi awards for 2022 announced on Thursday. Anuradha Roy has been selected for her English novel All the lives we never lived. The Bhasha Samman will be …

There is nothing extraordinary about this. But the house is located on a site that was possibly a part of the historic fort built by the Marathas. “No one at the school tells us about the importance of the fort or the town,” says the girl, who seems to have …

The Humayun Mahal in Chepauk Palace complex, which is under renovation, will house the Independence Day museum. The restoration of the heritage building, which was ravaged by a fire in 2012, is set to be completed in a month. After four years of struggle and overcoming the challenges posed by …

Former IAS officer M. Rajendran’s historical novel Kala Pani (Black Water), which depicts the defeat and exile of 72 people, including VengaiPeriyaUdayannaDevar, the ruler of Sivaganga, and Duraisamy, son of ChinnaMarudu, after the Kalayarkoil war, has won the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2022. “I would rather treat the award as a recognition …

The Union Territories (UT) of J&K and Ladakh have started preparations for the G-20 meetings, as India is set to host 43 heads of delegations in September next year. “One G-20 meeting is being held in Srinagar. We have requested that one meeting is also held in Jammu,” J&K Lieutenant-Governor …