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Heritage
HERITAGE
Bihar’s forgotten Gandhi Ashram cries for help
Once frequented by Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose, the Ashram in Khoraitha village is overgrown with shrubs and its walls are dilapidated.
Reena Sopam
BUDDHISM
Monk’s 1956 diary illuminates post-Independence Indian Buddhism
Bandara Manatunga’s account of “temporary monkhood” offers rare insights into Buddhist practices during a transformative period for the religion.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Heritage
Will the plans for a new National Museum put priceless artefacts at risk?
Despite the Centre’s reassurance that the collection will stay in the present premises for the time being, the project remains shrouded in mystery.
Eshan Sharma
Audio Story
Frontline On Air | Whose Ayodhya?
The city’s cultural heritage, encompassing Muslim, Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu influences, is being overshadowed by the construction of the Ram Mandir.
Ismat Ara
Heritage
Whose Ayodhya?
Ismat Ara
Heritage
Whose Ayodhya?
The city’s cultural heritage, encompassing Muslim, Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu influences, is being overshadowed by the construction of the Ram Mandir.
Ismat Ara
Photo Essay
The bells of Sarthebari
The death knell might be sounding for Assam’s bell metal industry, which urgently needs a helping hand to ring new life into it.
Barasha Das
More stories from Heritage
Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum of Art showcases the impact of Buddhist art on southern India
Tree & Serpent, an ongoing exhibition at the New York museum, tells the story of how Buddhist art transformed the early landscape of South India.
Shreevatsa Nevatia
Why Telangana government wants to pull down Osmania General Hospital
The move has sparked a fierce debate between heritage conservationists and advocates for improved healthcare infrastructure.
Ayesha Minhaz
From Nobel Brothers to Rockefeller, a philatelic history of oil barons
How postage stamps unveil a captivating narrative of oil magnates who shaped industries, economies, and legacies across the globe.
Sona Maniar
Pakistan: What’s left of Jewish architecture in Karachi?
A big part of this past is Karachi’s Jewish community. But preserving traces of this culture seems to be a losing battle in the mostly Muslim city.
Deutsche Welle
Films Division: A repository of the history of India
What began as the government’s propaganda wing soon grew into the country’s biggest producer of documentary and short films.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
History of the chhot boat
Though there is no written history, the chhot boats date back more than 2,000 years.
Swarup Bhattacharyya
Chhot boats: A Bengali tradition runs aground
The chhot, the traditional sail boat that ruled the rivers of Bengal, is now just a showpiece.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
‘Missing’ monuments of India tell a tale of neglect
The reintroduction of the AMASR Amendment Bill sparks concerns over the future of India’s protected monuments and archaeological sites.
Ismat Ara
Uru Music Collective: Recreating ancient instruments
How a young band in Chennai is combining scholarship, innovation, and tradition to make ancient musical instruments come alive.
Jinoy Jose P.
How Bihar is rapidly losing the libraries that it was once famous for
Once famous for its glorious libraries, Bihar has slowly lost many of them. Today, only 51 remain, while six districts do not have even a single one.
Syed Faizan Raza,
Ali Fraz Rezvi
Tamil Nadu in focus as debate over restitution of antiques rages on
While the recovery of missing temple idols is a shrill demand, the retrieved artefacts often lie in abject neglect.
Ilangovan Rajasekaran
Where did Nana Saheb go after fleeing India in 1859?
Did the Peshwa land up in Nepal, or was he living in Bhutan in the court of Druk Desi Jigme Namgyal?
Tshering Tashi
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