Life is like a game of cards.’– Jawaharlal Nehru Well, apart from the philosophical perspective, a game of cards has become quite popular among people over time. It is a great means of passing time, especially during this pandemic because psst it’s an indoor game! Did you know? The game of cards was introduced to […]
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Art Deco is a style of visual arts, architecture and design, a movement in decorative arts and architecture. It was a movement that carved its niche among varied decorative arts and architecture after its successful outcome at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts), held
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One of the oldest living city of India, Varanasi, formerly known as Banaras or Kashi, houses a variety of intangible as well as tangible heritage. The heterogeneous nature of the city attracts thousands of tourists all around the year. Situated amidst this assorted set up is the Ramnagar Fort. The architecture of the fort aptly
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The UN in 1972 designated 5th June as World Environment Day in order to commemorate the general awareness and sensitivity of people towards their surroundings. This day aims to inspire people to awaken towards the current crisis of climate change and consequential disasters. For a long time now, Environmental Conservation has been on agenda throughout
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Hidden in the heart of the city, a 275 years old Mughal era Chaupal is left alone to face its end. Once a centre of village activities, now merely a deteriorating building. Built during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Alam II by late Gulab Singh Gurjar in 1742 at Kalka Ghari village. A single
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Heritage has a powerful symbolism and it evokes strong emotions. Every heritage is related with a particular ideology. If the party in power has a different ideology than government’s decisions somehow affects the heritage and its conservation. This politics of heritage is equally practiced throughout the world. For example: – In India few pro Hindutva
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