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Why monuments would be worse off without the World Heritage statusThe World Heritage status does not mean much financially nor does it give UNESCO serious powers, but monuments and national parks would be ...
09 Oct, 2016, 10.37 AM IST
'Made in India' overdrive: How 16th century treasure in Kerala can teach importance of quality over quantityCritical awareness of wonderful creations – or even awareness of their very existence – remains, at best, in specialist, academic and minis...
18 Jul, 2015, 06.55 AM IST
Classical culture's last gasp; Do Bollywood, chicken tikka only display our soft power?In land of Kalidasa, whose plays were being staged 2,000 years ago on principles for drama, serious contemporarytheatre today, has little f...
06 Jun, 2015, 12.38 PM IST
Taj Mahal, Agra Fort top earning monumentsAccording to estimates from the Centre, the mausoleum and its integrated complex of structures raked in Rs 21.84 crore.
08 Aug, 2014, 01.47 PM IST
Maharashtra opens visitor centres at Ajanta and ElloraMaharashtra recently commissioned tourist visitor centres, Ajanta Visitor Centre (AVC) and Ellora Visitor Centre (EVC) near the World Herit...
21 Sep, 2013, 03.15 PM IST
- Bibi ka Maqbara in Aurangabad
A humble mausoleum and an open-to-the-sky grave are both telling reminders of the abstemious nature of the last of the Great Mughals, Auran...
15 Apr, 2010, 07.10 AM IST
- Pilgrims may get tax-free lodging
The Budget may have a special package for pilgrims. The finance ministry has in-principle agreed to extend a five-year tax holiday to budge...
18 Jan, 2008, 03.05 AM IST
- Facilitation centre to elucidate Ajanta sculptures
Equipped with replicas of the ancient caves and multimedia guides, the visitor facilitation centre, being built at a cost of Rs 100 crore, ...
30 Sep, 2007, 10.00 PM IST