New addition to India’s UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
On March 7, Six new properties, including 5 archaeologically important places, have been added to India’s tentative list by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre. This is a step towards their future nomination for the World Heritage List. India’s tentative list now comprises 62 sites, with 43 properties already listed as World Heritage Sites. What is UNESCO […]
Exploring the Past, Crafting the Future: My WHV Camp Experience
World Heritage Volunteer (WHV) Program is an initiative that was launched by UNESCO, in 2008. This program aims to educate the youth about the significance of heritage, culture, and its preservation. I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the WHV program at Ramappa Temple, organized by the Kakatiya Heritage Trust. I learned about this […]
Architectural Wonders of Karnataka: Badami, Aihole, and Pattadakkal Temples
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Indian.Temples Research & Media Services (@indian.temples) Remember the iconic 2012 movie Rowdy Rathore? The Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha starrer had created a buzz in the box office. In this movie, along with the actors, the location had played a very important role. The previously less […]