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Topic: Hampi

What links Hampi to Indian movies—wet saris and the Queen’s Bath

Some habits like voyeurism and male gaze cut across cultures and the passage of time. The men in Hampi would lounge in the balconies to catch a glimpse of women in the Queen’s Bath.

Hampi vandalism video found to be real, but ASI continues to insist it happened a year ago

An official report says it was an ‘act of miscreants’, but doesn’t mention if the incident occurred recently or a year ago, as ASI claims.

Video of Hampi site desecration goes viral, police launches probe

Karnataka minister D.K. Shivakumar says stringent action will be taken against perpetrators.

Go to Hampi, says NYT. You’ll see a treasure ruined again, with peanuts for restoration

Seeing Hampi might also persuade you to accept the idea of involving good corporates to preserve heritage differently. The New York Times tells the world...

NYT lists Hampi as the second must-see global destination for 2019

Hampi, the legacy of the 16th century Vijayanagar Empire, has long been a tourist attraction for its ruins and temples.

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.