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India, Singapore charting out roadmap for digital corridor, green shipping: officialIndia and Singapore are collaborating on a roadmap for digital corridors and green shipping infrastructure. This initiative aligns with glo...- Crew of INSV Kaundinya arrives in Muscat after 18-day voyageThe INSV Kaundinya has successfully completed its 18-day voyage to Muscat, Oman. This historic journey recreates ancient Indian maritime tr...
- Indian sailing vessel 'Kaundinya' built using 2000-year-old technique enters Omani waters on historic voyage"We have demonstrated how ancient "stitched" ships from India could cross the oceans, we know the strengths and drawbacks of this design, a...
- PM Modi wishes INSV Kaundinya crew as it sails to Oman; all you need to know about the engineless shipINSV Kaundinya, an engineless Indian Navy vessel built using ancient stitched-ship techniques, has set sail from Gujarat to Oman. This maid...
- Ankur Warikoo calls this UNESCO World Heritage site 'even better than the Taj Mahal'Ankur Warikoo declared the Ajanta and Ellora Caves, particularly the 1,500-year-old monolithic Kailasa Temple, as the most astonishing monu...
- Navy to induct, unveil name of recreated ancient stitched ship; voyage preparations underwayThe Indian Navy will soon induct a unique, traditionally-built ship. This ship is a recreation of a fifth-century vessel. The induction cer...
- RG Kar issue, burning of 'Sati' to feature in Durga Puja marquees in KolkataThis year's Durga Puja in Kolkata will feature themes like 'Sati-daha' and Ajanta Cave's artworks. Some organizers will highlight social is...
- India had its own prime meridian passing through Ujjain: New NCERT textbookIn the new textbook, the river finds a prominent place in a chapter on the "Beginnings of Indian Civilisation", where the Harappan civilisa...
- View: Heritage anchors us with a sense of community and belonging; connects our pasts with the presentBuddhist texts such as the Nidanakatha, Buddhacarita and Mahavastu narrate moving accounts of the Buddha's return to Kapilavastu and his me...
- View: This R-Day, let’s focus on India’s cultural greatness rather than military muscleThere was indeed a Golden Age when India’s soft power created its greatest empire ever, without spilling any blood. Alas, historians of all...
- Why entrepreneurs are being viewed as social smugglersWhat led to a land that once celebrated vysyas to look down upon them? The latter’s generosity solely towards monks could have contributed.
- A date with history: Plan a road trip from Mumbai to Aurangabad with your partnerIf you want to celebrate love in a free wild way, plan a road trip from Mumbai to Aurangabad. The ride time would be approx 6 hours.
- When fashion links heritage, handloomsWhen textile designer N Bhushavali gifted a khadi kurta with ancient Grantha inscriptions on it to senior archaeologist R Nagaswamy, he was...
- Plan a quick getaway to Kerela's Poovar Island or Himachal's peaceful Tabo MonasteryET-Travel suggests you take a casual day off at work to make the most of an extended weekend in coming months. Here's where you can head to.
- Oldest paintings of Indian faces found in Ajanta: William Dalrymple"I saw these extraordinary but unfamiliar paintings. I couldn't recall having seen their photographs anywhere, in any books on Ajanta," he ...
- Art and graftWe should not be seeing the Ajanta masterpieces in an unregulated 'chalta hai' manner if we want them to survive.
- Royal steakUnder flashlight, Shibi Jataka shimmers into view like a bejewelled mosaic from Ajanta’s darkened cave.
- Feel like Royalty!You can skip little hassles associated with other forms of travel — bid goodbye to check-in woes, and the fatigue that comes along with lon...
- Bibi ka Maqbara in AurangabadA 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...
- Facilitation centre to elucidate Ajanta sculpturesEquipped with replicas of the ancient caves and multimedia guides, the visitor facilitation centre, being built at a cost of Rs 100 crore, ...
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