Architectural Heritage
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Visva Bharati university plaques without Rabindranath Tagore’s name triggers row
These have been installed to mark the Santiniketan university town’s inclusion in the World Heritage List.
Scroll Staff
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Santiniketan included in UNESCO World Heritage List
It was established in 1901 by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore as a residential school. The Visva Bharati university was set up at the site in 1921.
Scroll Staff
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Why hasn’t Nitish Kumar’s new government overturned the decision to demolish Patna’s Sultan Palace?
The century-old building is among the last few standing structures from the region’s rich and multicultural past.
Shivangi Pandey & Ali Fraz Rezvi
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Architectural history exposes the false claims about Goa’s mosques and temples
In a region where Muslims have lived since well before the 16th century, the real question is why the remains of more ancient mosques have not been found.
Amita Kanekar
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Goa’s world-famous colonial heritage is under assault from planned neglect
Several old buildings have been abandoned, without being repurposed.
Heta Pandit
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In Sudan, shifting sand dunes threaten the world’s largest collection of pyramids
Despite being smaller than the famous Egyptian pyramids of Giza, Nubian pyramids are just as magnificent and culturally valuable.
Ahmed Mutasim Abdalla Mahmoud, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Why a temple in Vrindavan looks so much like the La Martinière College for Boys in Lucknow
Features from the educational institution, which also serves as the mausoleum of its founder, were replicated in a Vaishnava temple. The question is why.
Aditya Chaturvedi
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IIM Ahmedabad cancels plan to demolish 14 dorms designed by iconic architect Louis Kahn
The decision follows strong protests from architects, designers, historians, alumni and Kahn’s children.
Scroll Staff
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‘Unlivable’: IIM-Ahmedabad to demolish 14 dorms designed by Louis Kahn
IIM-A Director Errol D’Souza said the structures have suffered structural deterioration over the last few years.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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A walk down the heritage lane that was once Karachi’s political hub
A stalwart politician’s house was razed last year to make way for a high-rise. Today, very little remains of Nishtar Park’s former glory.
Tooba Masood
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A travel writer revisits his hometown in Pakistan and discovers a Bollywood connection
A narrow alley in the Shahwali Qataal’s takes you to Shah Rukh Khan’s ancestral home, where his first cousins still live.
Omar Mukhtar Khan, Dawn.com
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Explainer: What we know about the plan to renovate or demolish New Delhi's iconic buildings
The Modi government wants to get rid of buildings that represent a ‘colonial ethos’. What does that mean?
Vijayta Lalwani
The Field
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement