Wow! Jaipur Walled City Now a World Heritage Site
The decision was taken on Saturday in Azerbaijan’s Baku at the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) that started on June 30 and will conclude on July 10.
Heritage
News, articles and Essays on Sanatana Dharma, Hinduism and Indian way of life.
Beautiful Basaralu
Under the aegis of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the stone compound holds a central temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, raised on a ragged, star-shaped plinth or jagati, and is adorned with frieze wall narratives that typify Hoysala architecture.
Lifting Away the Weight of 3 Years: Why We Israelis Go to India After the Army
Like many of those traveling to India, I have just finished my three-year army service. During my time as a soldier I served as a tank commander in various parts of the country. Toward the end of my service, in the summer of 2014, I participated in Operation Protective Edge (against Hamas in Gaza).
Kaṇāda, Great Physicist and Sage of Antiquity
Kaṇāda, son of Ulūka, who I am going to argue is the greatest physicist of antiquity. He anticipated the laws of motion, and he attempted something that no other physicist has dared to do: he created a formal system that includes space, time, matter, as well as observers.
Woman ITBP Officer Becomes First Indian Civil Servant to Climb Mount Denali
The officer climbed the peak on her third attempt, and also completed her “Seven Summits” Challenge, an ITBP statement said here. An IPS officer of 2002 batch from the UP Cadre, Kumar is at present posted as DIG, ITBP Northern Frontier at Dehradun.
Mural of Sri Ram Found on a Cliff in Iraq !! Indian Embassy Tracks Mural
The mural shows a bare-chested king pulling at a triangular bow with a quiver full of arrows on his side and a monkey with folded hangs sitting in reverential posture
Pandava Bakhara: A Less Explored Heritage Site
Though ASI has identified this ancient heritage site due to its critical geographical location inside the Chandaka forest, the place still remains less explored from most of the nature and heritage lovers due to no commutable path
Mohan Ranade, who Fought for Goa’s Liberation, Dies at 90
Mohan Ranade entered Goa under disguise as a teacher in 1950 and founded an organisation called Azad Gomantak Dal to raise an armed revolt against the Portuguese rule. He was injured during an attack on a police station at Beti and was consequently arrested in 1955.
Swami Satyamitranand Giri Passes Away; VP Naidu, PM Modi Condole his Death
The 87-year-old head of Bharat Mata Janhit Trust was undergoing treatment for some time at a hospital here, Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Swami Avadeshanand Giri Maharaj said. Condolences poured in from a number of political and religious leaders who described his death as a big loss to the spiritual world.
ASI Finds Ruins of Ancient Jain Structure at Halebid
“Around 10 sculptures have been retrieved from the site. Among them, six have carvings on either side. We have shifted them to the museum,” the officer told The Hindu on Saturday.