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In 1956, Houston postman Jeff McKissack began building with things he found on roadsides; 23 years later, those materials filled a strange 3,000-square-foot mazeJeff McKissack, a retired mail carrier, built the Orange Show in Houston over 23 years. He used various found materials to create a vibrant...- In 1969, Frank Van Zant began building beside a Nevada highway; 20 years later, his desert compound had more than 200 concrete sculpturesIn the late 1960s, World War II veteran Frank Van Zant began creating the Thunder Mountain Monument in Imlay, Nevada, using scrap materials...
- In 1921, Simon Rodia, an Italian immigrant began building towers in his Los Angeles yard; 33 years later, his handmade creation included a tower more than 99 feet highIn 1921, Italian immigrant Sabato “Simon” Rodia began an ambitious project on his small property in Los Angeles. Working alone during night...
- In 1956, this Californian grandmother began building with discarded bottles. Years later, she had created an entire village out of plastic wasteTressa Prisbrey transformed waste into wonder by creating Bottle Village, a whimsical collection of thirteen structures crafted from discar...
- ECI launches statewide voter awareness drive across West BengalThe Election Commission of India and West Bengal officials have launched a statewide voter awareness program. Events are being held across ...
- Uttarakhand CM Dhami makes Bhagavad Gita recitation mandatory in schoolsUttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced the mandatory recitation of Bhagavad Gita verses in state schools to foster cultur...
- India conducted over 300 cultural events across 60 locations under its G20 PresidencyIndia’s presidency of the G20 provided it with a platform to showcase a whole spectrum of Indian culture and India as a premium destination...
- "Fitting tribute to our first Nobel laureate": EAM Jaishankar on UNESCO World Heritage tag for SantiniketanIndia's Santiniketan, the abode of Rabindranath Tagore, has been granted UNESCO's World Heritage status. External Affairs Minister S Jaisha...
- Turning a new page: JSW Group completes restoration & conservation of David Sassoon Library in Mumbai's Kala Ghoda in 16 monthsJSW Foundation has restored the David Sassoon Library and Reading Room in Mumbai with conservation architect Abha Narain Lambah to preserve...
- Sikkim Art & Literature Festival to celebrate literary landscape of regionThe three-day event will witness wide-ranging discourse on topics including climate change, wildlife conservation, history, culture and eth...
- Art and culture experts, officials begin work on 'Bharat ki Jhaanki' ParliamentThe new Parliament, as per the deliberations, is likely to present India's diverse traditions, with emphasis on the Vedas, Upanishads, yoga...
- Bihar to have university devoted to fine arts; proposal likely in budget"I was delighted when Art, Culture and Youth department principal secretary Ravi B Parmar said the upcoming state budget will contain a pro...
- From Dec 15-Aug 15, no fee for photography at ASI sites for projects on freedom fightersThere are more than 3,000 monuments under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), including the Khajuraho temple, Sanchi Stupa, Red Fort ...
- Culture ministry charts out Rs 27,000 crore plan100 Acropolis-type museums; ASI revamp; reconstruction of Hampi, Indus Valley sites; Gandhipedia part of ambitious plan.
- UN to launch project on creating India's intangible heritage inventoryThe UN will soon launch a project on creating an "inventory" of art forms, craftsmanship and other intangible cultural heritage of the coun...
- Planning a vacation? Take the traditional route & explore the local fests in Nagaland, RajasthanMake the most of the winter vacation this season and soak in the local festivities.
- Seek spirituality, luxury, wildlife and Ayurvedic rejuvenation in Indiahe Incredible India campaign has attracted 6.80 lakh foreign tourists in October of 2015 as against 6.68 lakh in the same month last year.
- Freeze-frame: When in India, how to roam like a localExplore India like a local by witnessing heritage sites, local fests, spiritual sojourns and enjoy unique flavours.
- Take the fitness route! Walk on a heritage pathHow many of us think walking can be a great exercise? This vacation, take fitness on to the roads in your own city to discover a past era.
- State wants to cover lost ground on tourismIf Kerala can do it, so can Maharashtra. That’s the mantra driving Maharashtra’s new tourism policy.
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