Topic: Indian heritage

The artefacts include 12th-century Somaskanda, 16th-century Saint Sundarar with Paravai, and 10th-century Shiva Nataraja.

A short documentary was screened at the inauguration on the life of the Buddha, which also highlighted the government’s efforts in bringing back the Piprahwa relics.

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat addressed the first Gyan Bhartam International Conference on ‘Reclaiming India's Knowledge Legacy through Manuscript Heritage’ at Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan. He was joined by Vivek Aggarwal, Manjul Bhargava and Sachchidanand Joshi.

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

The Minister highlighted the significance of including languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, which has expanded from 14 to 22 languages over time.

The festival’s organisers were inspired by the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. They want to put Chettinad on the international map.

In ‘Archeology and the public purpose’, Nayanjot Lahiri writes on the gap between govt departments & universities bridged by The Taxila School of Archaeology.

ASI insiders say it is ‘unusual’ that the 16th-century Purana Quila is being dug up second time in just over a year.

Mumbai just hosted a meeting of collectors, geeks on board games of India, which have gone from mainstream to niche. ThePrint explores the fun past times.