Devyani Nighoskar • Traveler on Make Heritage Fun!

Asia, My UNESCO Trip, World Heritage Sites

Amdavadi Pols: The doors that still welcome you

July 9, 2017September 21, 2017

UNESCO has declared Ahmedabad as a world heritage site, thereby becoming the first Indian city to get this status. This article on the Amdavadi Pols …

Blog, Food Heritage, Heritage

The Great Indian Chaat Culture

July 23, 2016August 6, 2016

If there is one thing India thrives on, other than Bollywood and Cricket, it is the Indian Chaat. It is late evening and the air …

Heritage, Sports, Traditions

Sports Heritage: The History of the Olympics

May 27, 2016August 6, 2016

It is late evening, when Willy Zielke’s camera pans over the ancient landscapes of Greece, of what looks like the historic city of Olympia in shades of …

World Heritage Sites

30 years as World Heritage Site: Fatehpur Sikri

March 22, 2016October 2, 2017

The world is a bridge, pass over it, but build no houses on it. He who hopes for an hour may hope for eternity. The …

Arts and Crafts, Community, Heritage, Traditions

The Interview with The Potraj

February 29, 2016May 24, 2017

Read Part 1 of this story here – My Rendezvous with the Potraj Community Lakshman Babu Rao Sathe, the man who had just astounded us …

Blog, Community, Heritage, Traditions

My Rendezvous with The Potraj Community

February 23, 2016August 6, 2016

Read Part 2 of this story here – The Interview with The Potraj I saw him one warm afternoon, outside a quiet, yet popular café in …

Arts and Crafts, Blog, Heritage, Traditions

Tanjore: Past, Present and The Future

December 8, 2015August 6, 2016

Tanjore: Rings a bell, doesn’t it? As soon as we hear a mention of it, we find ourselves picturing vibrant colors, royal, religious subjects (deities, …

Arts and Crafts, Blog, Built Heritage, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Restoration

Mysore’s Ganjifa: is it time to play the ‘dying heritage’ card?

November 30, 2015August 6, 2016

We remember the Mughals for their majestic contribution to the Indian architecture. The monumental treasures built by them such as the Taj Mahal, the Red …

Arts and Crafts, Blog, Conservation, Heritage, Intangible Heritage

‘Catch them young and teach them about culture and heritage’

November 18, 2015November 17, 2017

Isn’t it true that children are like clay, and can be molded by people and things that surround them? And nobody knows this better than …