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India adds 6 new sites to the UNESCO tentative list in 2025—from ancient temples to natural parks—highlighting its cultural and ecological richness.
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The Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology plans to undertake 3D mapping of all antiquities displayed in 17 government museums
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The Department of Archaeology, Museum, and Heritage has digitally scanned 530 protected monuments in the state. For starters, 10 monuments will have walkthroughs using immersive 3D, virtual reality, and generative AI.
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Beautification, which is gaining importance, is, unfortunately, different from conservation, says Mumbai-based conservation architect Vikas Dilawari, who shares his vision for India in 2047.
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Increasingly travellers are seeking a break from monotony, identical hotel rooms and prefer experience over mere stay. Here are top five hotels and homestays, with standout characters, most of these are restored palaces.
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Among the buildings Le Corbusier gave life to in Independent India is Chandigarh's Palace of Assembly, an architectural marvel, unlike anything India had seen before. A city architect speaks about the building and how new designs could learn from older architecture principles.
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A host of “art dealers” in different parts of the country are smuggling out artifacts and antiquities from India, particularly from ancient temples, and at times from museums, on a large scale. Only a fraction of this comes to light
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The location of the historic Delhi Durbars is fast becoming a lost relic of the Raj. Nonetheless, it can bloom into a salubrious (and historical) community space if a few things are done right.
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The 2022 Tamil film 'Ponniyin Selvan I' triggered an interest in the Chola empire and the UNESCO Great Living Chola Temples. Here's a list of the Chola temples in Tamil Nadu that you should pay a visit to ahead of the release of 'Ponniyin Selvan 2' in April
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More than anywhere else Ahmedabad’s soul lies in its old city, filled with history and heritage at every step, and walls that narrate riveting, syncretic stories.
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Design consultant and author Sarita Sundar on the iconic seats that were birthed in India, and the institutions and companies that introduced modernism into Indian furniture design.
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The ASI has shared images, including aerial footage, of some of these sites bathed resplendently in colours of India ahead of the 75th anniversary of its Independence.
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Independence Day 2022: Celebrate the breathtaking architecture of India.
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World Heritage Day: Celebrate the diversity of our cultural heritage on the International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Indian and international performers at the second edition of Chhattisgarh's National Tribal Dance Festival express respect for nature on the eve of the United Nations Climate Conference in Glasgow.
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Writers' Building is in need of renovation and restoration. Over the years, restoration experts and architecture teams have weighed in. But the task is far from simple.
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As president of the Kochi Biennale Foundation, Bose Krishnamachari knows a few things about bringing historical architectural sites to life. He presents some arguments against demolishing The National Museum in Delhi.
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Jews once comprised 40 percent of Baghdad's population, according to a 1917 Ottoman census. But after the creation of the Israeli state in 1948, regional tensions skyrocketed and anti-Semitic campaigns took hold, pushing most of Iraq's Jews to flee
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Sahapedia’s aim is to make heritage engagement programmes more holistic and inclusive.
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The minister said that with the development of the heritage circuit, not only the districts of Mahendergarh and Rewari would benefit but the neighbouring districts of Bhiwani and Gurgaon too would gain.
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Virtuous Retail’s second flagship in India, VR Bengaluru announced details of the inaugural edition of the Whitefield Art ...
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VK Arora, CMD, LT Foods says the company will be expanding in to nutritional products via Daawat rice brand.
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Cyrus Guzder, Founder Member, Citizens for Justice and Peace says an FSI as high as 8 is not the most worrying thing here. It is the manner in which it is being done – the general increase in FSI across Greater Mumbai, where it has been increased from 1.33 or 2 to 3.5 and even up to 6 - that is worrying.
