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Amritsar : In another historic feat, Rambagh Gate & Ramparts, Amritsar, have received recognition for excellence. The honour was bestowed by the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation this year. The project was lauded by the awards jury for ensuring the continuity of the site’s existing uses, while enhancing inclusivity and access for the
Through Sassoon Hospital, David Sassoon wished “to relieve the wants of the poor of Poona” and contributed more than half of the money used to build it.
Sangita Jindal, Chairperson of JSW Foundation collaborated with India’s leading conservation architect Abha Narain Lambah to execute the restoration project. Reportedly, private donations worth 3.6 crores were used in this restoration project.
David Sassoon Library has been restored thanks to private donations worth 3.6 crores. The Sassoon story itself is a fascinating one. It begins with David, the founding father of the dynasty, who escaped Ottoman Baghdad for Iran in the late 1820s.
ONE of the beauties of the English language is the metaphor, or literary device. ‘Red herring’ is among them. Herrings are fish common in the colder climes of north Europe. Like most fish,