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Asia, Cultural Identity, Cultural Routes, Immigrant Heritage

A slice of Greek history in Kolkata

April 18, 2019April 15, 2019

A dilapidated cemetery is a piece of Greek history in Kolkata, a connection that is more than 2000 years old. A cemetery with some very interesting tombstones.

Asia, Capturing Culture, Cultural Routes

The Grand Trunk Road

February 13, 2018February 12, 2018

The Grand Trunk road passes through heart of India, presently connecting the capitals of four countries. It spans over three thousand kilometres; it is possibly …

Asia, Capturing Culture, Cultural Routes

The Netrani Scuba Diving Festival

February 9, 2018February 4, 2018

The Netrani Scuba Diving festival featured short films about the magical rapid actions happening underwater, and revealed the finer aspects of fishing techniques used by natives. …

Asia, Capturing Culture, Cultural Routes, GIP Jan - June 2018

Panam City, the first capital of Bengal

February 8, 2018February 4, 2018

Panam city is located in Sonargaon, which is the ancient capital of Bengal. In 2006, the World Monument Fund enlisted this city in the list of …

Capturing Culture, Cultural Routes, Europe, GIP Jan - June 2018

Aquileia and the importance of its roads

February 7, 2018January 31, 2018

Placed in Friuli Venezia Giulia, an Italian north-eastern region, Aquileia was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998 for fulfilling a wide variety …

Africa, Capturing Culture, Cultural Routes, GIP Jan - June 2018

The Atlantic Ocean as a Nigerian trade route

February 6, 2018January 31, 2018

Atlantic trade has been of immense importance in Nigeria since time immemorial. The Atlantic Ocean has served as a route for the evacuation and importation …