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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
Philately
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
Culture
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
Documentary Films
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
HERITAGE
History of the chhot boat
Though there is no written history, the chhot boats date back more than 2,000 years.
Swarup Bhattacharyya
HERITAGE
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
Archaeology
‘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
More stories from Heritage
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
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
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
Patuas of West Bengal sustain their art of storytelling through scrolls
Through painted scrolls and songs, it now flourishes in varied adaptations, putting the art on the world map.
Hiren Kumar Bose
Assamese monks on mission to save rare culture and language
This Buddhist community began an initiative to preserve Tai Phake history, culture, and identity.
Gurvinder Singh
ICHR exhibition presents selective view of medieval Indian history
An exhibition on medieval India’s “unexplored dynasties” betrays an effort to manufacture history.
Krishna Mohan Shrimali
ASI Mysuru works on preserving history from inscriptions in estampages
The agency intends to soon establish a National Museum of Epigraphy in south India.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Can the 150-year-old Kolkata tramway keep up with the city’s frantic pace?
Kolkata’s oldest and greenest mode of mass transit might just ramble into the sunset.
SANDIP ROY
Abanindranath Tagore: Garden house of the homing artist restored
But the sprawling mansion where the Bengali author-artist breathed his last lies in utter neglect.
Soumitra Das
The museum that Biswajit Sahu built in the Sunderbans
More than 10,000 items painstakingly gathered over the years are on display in remote West Bengal.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Conflictorium: A platform to speak of the atrocities against tribes
“A space that strives to engage every section of society with a variety of conflict issues.”
Anupama Katakam
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