Guruvayur temple's Koothambalam, Kerala - second one in Kerala to get UNESCO...
In December 2020 roughly 100 year old Koothambalam at Guruvayur Temple, Kerala was one among the four sites that won the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. The others...
View ArticleSt. Mary's Cathedral of Madurai, TN - a colonial structure of architectural...
St. Mary's Madurai, India davidsfrozenmemories.wordpress.comSt. Mary's Madurai shutterstock.comAbove image, St Mary's cathedral, Madurai: A fine example of gothic architecture with large arched...
View ArticleMangeshi Temple of Goa - 450 year old Shiva temple that escaped ''Goa...
Mangeshi temple, Goa commons.wikimedia.orgMangueshi temple , priol, Goa adotrip.comMangeshi Temple, Priol, Goa. usefultravelarticles.com/Mangeshi Temple, Goa usefultravelarticles.com/Above image:...
View ArticleVaikuntha Ekadasi Paramapada vassal opened to day 13 January 2022at Andal...
The celebration and participation in the annual Vaikuntha Ekadasi festival, it is strongly believed, will bestow on devotees liberation from the cycle of birth and death. Normally, a...
View ArticleMalabari hall of Mumbai got the 2020 Cultural and heritage award from UNESCO...
Malabari hall, Mumbai 1924 alamy.comMumbai in 2020 received the Award of Merit for their attempts to bring back the building to its former glory and their use of community in the restoration of its...
View ArticleKuthiraivandi Court - old colonial Court building of Coimbatore - restoration...
Heritage structures and monuments continue to act as a link between the present and by-gone era. It is obvious without them we not only lose the history of that region but also the culture. When it...
View ArticleKuthirai Vandi Court, Coimbatore, where patriot V. O. Chidambaram was dragged...
in ruins Kuthirai Vandi Court, Coimbatore, facebook.comThe famous Kuthirai Vandi Court (Magistrate court) off busy Avinashi Road, Coimbatore city built in 1863 during the East India company rule is...
View ArticleThe British government has no intention to tender formal apology for their...
republic day 2022.wishesandquotes.com Wishing the readers happy republic day 26 January 2022Left:. Gen. Reginald Dyer right: Governor Michael O' Dwyer (scoopwhoop.comAbove image: These two...
View ArticleWhy did Udam Singh shoot Michel O' Dwyer to death in Caxton hall, London?
Udam Sigh shot dead Gov. O Dwyer (Punjab governor)indianexpress.comOn this year's Republic day( 26 January 2022) it is a great thing to remember patriot Udam Singh who shot dead retired Governor of...
View ArticleNetaji's first statue in Delhi at India gate. - where king George V' s statue...
I am gland that last Sunday this month PM Modiji declared open the hologram of patriot Netaji Subash Chandra Bose's statue at India gate under the tall Canopy. The proposed statue will be be made of...
View ArticleGeorge Town (Black and white towns together) of Chennai and King George V...
Black Town, Madras, en.wikipedia.orgAbove image: Madras (Chennai): Black Town, Madras: Settlements around Ft. St. George. The fort area was mainly referred to as the White...
View ArticleQueen Victoria's statue by Alfred Gilbert, a replica of her statue in the...
Queen Victoria, Watson museum, Rajkot, Gujarat.upload.wikimedia.org The above image: The statue of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen Victoria. The statue was unveiled by H.E. the Lord Curzon of...
View ArticleGandhhiji's 74th death anniversary to day - 30 th December
M.K. Gandhi, Indian patriot and freedom fighter. This day in 1948 Gandhiji was shot at point blank by Nathuram Godse in the evening at Birla House, Delhi while proceeding for the evening prayer....
View ArticleWhy Winston Churchill's statues symbolic of British racism need to be pulled...
Racist Former PM of Britain Winston Churchill.Above image: The 12 foot tall statue of former British prime minister Winston Churchill is seen defaced, with the words (Churchill) “was a racist”...
View ArticleAs part of 'Black lives matter'' (BLM) protestors want Robert Clive's statues...
Robert Clive who seized Bengal dishonestly. news18.comLots of petitions addressed to Shropshire County council, England were sent in June 2020 as part of Black lives matter (BLM) Champaign by...
View ArticleState bank of India - brief note and restoration of SBI's heritage building...
State bank of India (SBI), India's largest bank with a long legacy of 200 years was founded in the first decade of the 19th century as - first ‘Presidency’ bank’, the Bank of Calcutta, later renamed...
View ArticleHeritage building of State Bank of Mysore, Bengaluru - a brief note.
/Heritage building state bank of Mysore, Bengaluru. commons.wikimedia.org/The104-year-old State bank of Mysore merged with State Bank of India a few years ago. Often known as the ‘Mysore Bank’ in...
View ArticleHeritage building of the State Bank of India, at Nagapatinam
SBI, Nagapatinam branch.cuboidglobal.com The Government- owned state bank of India has more than 150 heritage building across India. The banks had its roots in the Presidency banks in the 19th...
View ArticleBank of Calcutta, oldest bank of Asia - the heritage building in Kolkata does...
1806-bank-of-calcuttapuronokolkata.comAbove images: The Bank of Calcutta,, a precursor to the present State Bank of India, was founded on June 2, 1806 with the main purpose of serving the East India...
View ArticleKalaripayattu, Kerala's popular ancient martial art - a legacy of 3000 years
Kalaripayattu, martial art of Kerala state. competitiveindia.comKalaripayattu, martial art of Kerala state. comblogexpress.comKalaripayattu, also called Kalari, is an ancient martial art native to...
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