High spirits: Delegates addressing presspersons at Alliance Francaise on Thursday.
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The seventh edition of the event, on till February 21, kicks off today with a series of offline and online events to celebrate the relationship The seventh edition of the Pondicherry Heritage Festival (PHF) kicks off on Friday with a series of offline and online events to celebrate the signature Franco-Tamil confluence unique to the city.
Though the fete, that is on till February 21, is being hosted under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, the larger reach of live-streamed events to an audience beyond the bounds of the city presents the brighter side to the whittling down of programmes with physical attendance.
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Name boards indicating the location of 12 prominent archaeological sites installed at M.G.R. Bus Stand in Madurai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Moorthy G
Move aims at creating awareness of preserving these sites
Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology has installed name boards to indicate the location of 12 prominent archaeological sites across the district at five public places with an aim to create awareness of preserving these sites and promote tourism.
Deputy Director of Archaeology R. Sivanandam said that the name boards had been erected at prominent public places – M.G.R. Bus Stand at Mattuthavani, near airport, Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple complex, Thirumalai Nayak Palace and opposite the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court.
UNESCO award for Amar Singh College KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 12/19/2020 12:36:56 PM
SRINAGAR, Dec 18: Amar Singh College of Srinagar has received prestigious award for cultural heritage protection in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific in 2020.
Forty-eight projects were received collectively to represent a significant achievement in the progress of conservation in the Asia-Pacific region as per the statement issued by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) J-K chapter.
Saleem Beg, convener and head INTACH, J-K Chapter said in a statement, “Project entries were diverse in scope and typology and were submitted from nine countries across the Asia-Pacific region. The Jury consisting of nine international conservation experts was convened from November 20 to 22 last to deliberate the project entries.”
Amar Singh College Srinagar
As per the statement issued by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) J&K chapter, 48 projects were received collectively to represent a significant achievement in the progress of conservation in the Asia-Pacific region.
“Project entries were diverse in scope and typology and were submitted from nine countries across the Asia-Pacific region. The Jury consisting of nine international conservation experts was convened from 20thto 22nd November 2020 to deliberate the project entries,” said M Saleem Beg, convener and head INTACH, J&K Chapter in statement.
The Amar Singh College is one of the most important institutional buildings in Kashmir and in essence a built heritage asset that invokes pride in much of the academic and intellectual community of Kashmir as many luminaries are alumnus of this institution. The Amar Singh Technical Institute was established in 1913, and FH Andrews, formerly Headmaster of Battersea Polytechnic Scho