Best From Our Students, Best of 2016, Blog, Conservation, Heritage, Photo Stories, Traditions More than Lederhosen? Traditional costumes of Germany Posted onOctober 28, 2016May 22, 2018 If I were to ask you to describe the national costume of Germany, no doubt most responses would talk about lederhosen, and the barmaids� dresses …
Arts and Crafts, Conservation, Discover, Heritage, Photo Stories Heritage Of Craftsmanship: Kasuti, A Fading Tradition Posted onOctober 28, 2016November 21, 2017 Karnataka is enriched with a wide variety of intricate and beautiful embroidery works which has created a strong foothold for the state in the …
Arts and Crafts, Conservation, Discover, Heritage, Industrial, Photo Stories Decoding Jute, The Golden Fiber In Bengal’s DNA Posted onOctober 25, 2016October 25, 2016 In the 1800s, large sheds along both the banks of the of Hooghly River in and around Kolkata and Howrah with rumbling sounds of heavy …
Built Heritage, Conservation, Heritage, Public Spaces, Student Program The Forgotten Tomb of Nadira Begum Posted onOctober 13, 2016October 16, 2016 Right next �to the ‘Mazar’ of Saint Mian Mir is the tomb of Nadira Bano, who was the wife of Mughal Prince �Dara Shikoh. Being …
Community, Conservation, Heritage, Public Spaces, Travel A Visit to Osborne House in England Posted onOctober 8, 2016October 9, 2016 Osborne House, located on the Isle of Wight, was a favourite retreat of Queen Victoria when she wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of …
Built Heritage, Conservation, Discover, Travellers Begum Samru’s Haveli: a lost heritage? Posted onOctober 6, 2016October 9, 2016 As a child, I loved listening to stories, and I still do. My grandfather, who was a raconteur, would weave a magical fabric of history, …
Built Heritage, Conservation, Heritage, Opinion, Restoration Traditional Architectural Heritage and Management: Rashid, Heritage City Posted onOctober 5, 2016 Construction of �houses, settlements, or dwellings, in any architectural expression, is aimed at creating security and a comfortable environment.� This perspective appears clearly within Islamic …
Built Heritage, Conservation, Heritage, Photo Stories, Traditions Purana Qila: So old but still standing tall Posted onSeptember 18, 2016November 14, 2016 The bus drops you at the Delhi Zoo’s bus stop, situated on the heavy traffic ridden Mathura Road, you won’t miss the longstanding Old Fort …
Blog, Conservation, Discover, Nature, Stories, Travel The Towers that Watched Over the Ancient Fisherman Village in Sardinia Posted onSeptember 7, 2016October 8, 2016 “Tell the towers” also means talking about Tonnare. Sardinia has always been a center of passage for the tuna, and tuna is fished since eons …