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JJ School of Arts is a museum in itself. Heritage walk explores its history

Architects Mustansir Dalvi and Vikas Dilawari led the walk, part of a series that views the city as a museum. It unpacks the history and architectural spectacle of the institute.

Ambaran puts Jammu on Buddhist map. Delhi exhibition to Chenab cruise, govt is promoting it

Tucked away in the scenic town of Akhnoor, Jammu's best-kept secret, Ambaran whispers tales of a bygone era. Its ancient Buddhist ruins are a testament to the region's forgotten heritage.

Heritage conservation isn’t just restoring old sites. People, culture need to be protected too

Journalist Antonio Cederna’s work to protect ancient Roman sites finds similarities with the efforts undertaken by residents and civil society groups to restore Delhi’s Sunder Nursery.

This play about pleasure and abuse breaks the binary. It’s painful, messy and funny

‘Seconds Before Coming' is written, directed, and performed by 26-year-old Rishika Kaushik. After performing it at Delhi's Oddbird theatre, she wants to stage it in people's houses.

Restoring Jaipur’s Jal Mahal took 5 yrs. Now it has 170 bird species

Architect Rajeev Lunkad has chronicled the restoration project in his book, ‘Jal Mahal: Revival of the Pleasure Palace’. Lunkad unveiled the book at the Humayun’s Tomb Museum.

Shantonu Sen’s CBI tenure was a long battle against corruption—and political interference

During the launch of Shantonu Sen’s ‘Corruption, CBI and I’, audience members raised concerns about the CBI’s increasing susceptibility to political influence.

Rajinikanth has Shivaji in his heart: Nitin Gadkari

‘With this English translation, the book will now reach the Western world,’ Gadkari said at the launch of Vishwas Patil’s ‘The Wild Warfront’, translated by Nadeem Khan.

Ambedkar to Sai Baba—an exhibition blends art and academia to honour India’s saints

The Indian Saint Project exhibition features nine digital hand-painted iconographies of saints displayed in an open corridor setting.

Tourism is helping protect India’s intangible heritage. It took 10 yrs to get here

Every craft goes through cycles of change. In the absence of documentation, newer craftspeople can lose touch with how their forefathers practiced their craft.

Mughal-era ruins to heritage park—architect, author trace journey of Delhi’s Sunder Nursery

Gillian Wright said Alick Percy-Lancaster was the last British horticulturist in India to oversee the upkeep of Sunder Nursery. After him, it went into a ‘sleepy place for decades’.

On Camera

China wants to create new order in Myanmar. India must switch gears or be dealt out of the game

India’s policy on Myanmar has been to deal with its Generals and maintain a distance from the country’s insurgent groups and political struggles. This will have to change.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?