India adds six properties to tentative list for UNESCO recognitionSix new properties, including Ashokan Edict Sites and Chausath Yogini Temples, have been added to India's tentative list by UNESCO's World ...
14 Mar, 2025, 03.16 PM IST
Sudha Murthy advocates for cervical cancer vaccination, promotes domestic tourism in Rajya SabhaSudha Murty Rajya Sabha (Google Trends): Sudha Murty advocated for a government-sponsored cervical cancer vaccination program for girls age...
03 Jul, 2024, 03.07 PM IST
Odisha trip planning: Places to visit, where to stay, what to eat, cost and moreIf, instead of foreign holidays, you prefer to travel within India, here’s a series to help you plan the best vacations in each of the 28 s...
28 Aug, 2023, 12.29 PM IST
Yogini Ekadashi 2023: Everything you need to know about this auspicious dayOn this specific day, those who worship Lord Vishnu receive all of life's joys, riches, and prosperity. This fast can purify the body, the ...
15 Jun, 2023, 11.12 AM IST
Holidaying in Madhya Pradesh: National parks, forts, temples to visit, how much it will costWe highlight tourist attractions, culinary choices, modes of travel, and the costs involved. In the 13th part of the series, ET Wealth take...
27 Mar, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
Bhakti is devotion is loyalty?In mediaeval Sanskrit literature (kavya), we often find similar sentiments being echoed with men complaining about the faithless courtesan ...
04 Feb, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
Heritage by-laws of 126 protected monuments completed; Taj Mahal, Qutab Minar await ASI nodNMA Chairman Tarun Vijay said that the task of making HBLs has been speeded up by "leaps and bounds" and a separate HBL department has been...
24 May, 2022, 08.24 PM IST
An art sleuth from Chennai is taking on traffickers in a $10 billion black marketWith encyclopedic command of the material, Kumar hunts for distinguishing marks on antiques, matching archival photographs with offerings i...
20 Apr, 2022, 04.56 PM IST
'Built after trampling democracy,' says Congress about the new Parliament buildingCongress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said history would record that when farmers were fighting for their rights by protesting on t...
10 Dec, 2020, 07.16 PM IST
Remembering the contribution of CourtesansRich and single women well versed in fine arts held a position in ancient times, but in modern literature, they have been described as pros...
06 Apr, 2019, 02.10 PM IST
From City Palace to Similipal Tiger Reserve: Some quick getaway destinations for the weekendAs the weather begins to cool down, plan a fun getaway to these locations.
15 Nov, 2018, 09.38 AM IST
Amit Shah & Rahul Gandhi battle it out in KarnatakaIf Gandhi visited the twin-religious places of Sharanabasappa temple and the Khwaja Bande Nawaz darga in Kalaburagi, ten days ago, Shah vis...
26 Feb, 2018, 06.34 AM IST
Architect Charles Correa was an urban dreamer, known for his signature "open to skies" spacesIn hitting upon that fairly essential concept of seeking inspiration from where he was planted, which was post-Independence India, Correa w...
21 Jun, 2015, 04.15 AM IST
Shape shiftA few days back, your columnist went to the Chaunsat Yogini temple at Bhedaghat. The shrine straddles the meeting point of the Narmada and ...
29 Dec, 2012, 06.33 AM IST
Flying flowerWhen your goddesses love to fly, don't put in the roof on their 'house'. That seems to be the logic of the stunningly superb roofless Chaus...
15 Feb, 2012, 03.15 AM IST
- Enchanting Odisha: Of dolphins and deities
An idyllic boatride on Chilika Lake, darshan of Lord Jagannath at Puri and Konark's magnificence, little wonder that someone gets enchanted...
19 Jan, 2012, 07.54 AM IST
- Women's World: The circular Yogini temple of Hirapur
Odisha is a state where temples are held in high esteem. The Jagannath temple at Puri and the Sun Temple at Konark are celebrated shrines.
15 Dec, 2011, 05.43 AM IST