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Tamil-Brahmi on gold bars
It is a discovery that has not got the attention it deserves. Finding the Tamil-Brahmi script carved on the rock-brow of natural caverns, pottery, coi
Archaeology
Digging up Madurai’s Sangam past
The ASI’s excavations at Keezhadi near Madurai, its largest in Tamil Nadu, have unearthed hard evidence of the city’s existence in the Sangam Age of t
T.S. SUBRAMANIAN
Heritage
Keezhadi, a new Sangam Age site
The ASI’s excavations at Keezhadi near Madurai, its largest in Tamil Nadu, have unearthed hard evidence of the city’s existence in the Sangam Age of t
T.S. SUBRAMANIAN
Heritage
Magnificent Taj
The Taj Mahal, considered the greatest achievement in the world of Indo-Islamic architecture, was originally conceived as “a masterpiece for ages to c
SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA
Architecture
The idea of the Taj
The Taj Mahal, considered the greatest achievement in the world of Indo-Islamic architecture, was originally conceived as “a masterpiece for ages to c
SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINHA
Shahabuddin Ahmed
Painting for peace
The Bangladeshi painter Shahabuddin Ahmed amazes one and all with his creativity and inspires with his rebellious free spirit.
SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY
Kolkatar King
Disturbing reflections
“Kolkatar King” holds a mirror up to a society which has gone morally bankrupt, where agencies of the state are co-opted to maintain the status quo.
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Rock art sites of India
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