Asia, Built Heritage, Public Spaces The Forbidden City in China Posted onOctober 1, 2018September 5, 2018 The forbidden city is situated in Beijing, China. It is one of the most well preserved palaces in China, throwing light onto the royal heritage …
Asia, Food Heritage, Nature The ‘Tree of Life’; Breadfruit Posted onSeptember 21, 2018January 26, 2019 Until I was 13, I lived in New Delhi with my family. I grew up in Delhi and would come to Bangalore (now Bengaluru) to …
Asia, Built Heritage, Public Spaces A visit to Dhanushkodi Posted onSeptember 17, 2018August 19, 2018 India is a country where you will find a plethora of stories.� There are stories about the sites and sounds, and several urban myths that …
Asia, Cultural Identity, Intangible Heritage G�r�c�- Marriage Customs in Turkey Posted onSeptember 10, 2018August 11, 2018 Back in the day in Turkey, mothers with unwed sons would often be on the look out for a good single girl to wed their …
Asia, Built Heritage, World Heritage Sites The Great Bath at Mohenjo-daro Posted onSeptember 7, 2018August 11, 2018 What is considered possibly the first of its type of architecture in the category of a public water tank of the ancient world is the …
Asia, Nature Mt. Fuji and Japanese Folklore Posted onSeptember 3, 2018August 9, 2018 Mt. Fuji has always been one of the biggest attractions in Japan. It has been a staple of Japanese art and culture since the 16th …
Arts and Crafts, Asia, Intangible Heritage The fading tradition of Kalai Posted onAugust 27, 2018August 9, 2018 The craft of doing Kalai or re-tinning hails from a rich historical silsila. Delhi has always been a city of imperial importance with presence of …
Asia, Built Heritage, Religious The Dome of Rock Posted onAugust 17, 2018August 9, 2018 When visiting Jerusalem, there are many tourists who would wish to visit the Dome of Rock. The visitors are allowed to tour the compound of …
Asia, Built Heritage, Travel Relics of Takht-e-Babri Posted onAugust 13, 2018August 23, 2018 Mughals created gardens through a period of more than 300 years (1526-1857) in the Indo-Pak subcontinent that represent an era of landscape design. In this …