Kolkata’s Durga Puja added to Unesco’s ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ list

The Unesco lauded the festival for its all-inclusive approach.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 15, 2021 · 09:00 pm

Cricket, fashion, nostalgia: Two Instagram pages are chronicling forgotten Dawoodi Bohra culture

Bohras of Calcutta and Stories of Surti Bohras are an attempt to puncture the stereotype of the religious, regressive Muslim.

Aarefa Johari

· Jan 16, 2021 · 11:30 am

Writer Amish Tripathi appointed director of Nehru Centre in London

Indian Council for Cultural Relations President Vinay Sahasrabudhe said the writer would bring more visibility to the flagship cultural centre.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 21, 2019 · 05:59 pm

Why it’s significant that the UK has returned the locks of hair of an Ethiopian king

Ethiopia is a storytelling nation in which Emperor Tewodros has a special place.

Mohammed Girma, The Conversation

· Mar 23, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Sri Sri’s Art of Living and the art of hosting a private event at heritage temple site in Tamil Nadu

A state government department played a key role in getting permission from the ASI for Thanjavur’s Brihadisvara temple where private events are prohibited.

S Senthalir

· Dec 06, 2018 · 10:33 pm

A movement through music: Why UNESCO was right to add reggae to its cultural heritage list

In doing so, the body has recognised the social and political importance of Jamaican music.

Christopher Partridge, The Conversation

· Dec 06, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Culture Ministry starting ‘Vedic Heritage Portal’ to communicate scientific knowledge in the Vedas

The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in Delhi will set up and manage it.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· Nov 17, 2018 · 07:45 am

Between heritage and home: Chinese-origin Pakistanis negotiate the recent growth of Sino-Pak ties

Chinese migration to Pakistan has increased with CPEC construction. But there is also a long established ethnic Sino community in the country.

Alice Ping-hsiu Lin, Dawn.com

· Aug 11, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Bangladesh’s abiding love for the Taj Mahal should be a lesson for the new Mughal-hating India

The Taj is everywhere in Bangladesh – from coffee mugs to wedding halls and a disastrous replica.

Hugo Ribadeau Dumas

· Mar 19, 2018 · 11:30 am

Does Victoria’s Secret’s new collection cross the line between appreciation and appropriation?

At Victoria's Secret recent fashion show, models strutted down the runway wearing Native-inspired regalia.

George Nicholas, The Conversation

· Nov 30, 2017 · 07:30 pm

In Mumbai’s nooks and crannies, reseachers are uncovering 1,000-year-old fragments of history

Through the Salsette Exploration Project, a team of archaeologists and students are documenting the city’s forgotten, pre-colonial cultural heritage.

Aarefa Johari

· Aug 21, 2017 · 11:30 am

The Palestinian Museum opened without artefacts, but it’s still a beacon of hope

An astonishing new museum opened near Ramallah, in the West Bank, on June 1.

James Fraser, The Conversation

· Jun 04, 2016 · 05:30 am