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Mukthamal chatram, Orathanad and its link with ''Harikatha'' artform!! -...
Mukthamal Chatram Orathanad, TN timesofindia.indiatimes.comRaja Serfoji II Thanjavur. en.wikipedia.orgPerhaps you may be wondering as to what has Mukthamal chatram of Orathanad got to do with...
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MS University of Baroda, a heritage institution designed by British architect...
MS University, Vadadora(Baroda), GJ de.wikipedia.orgMS University, Baroda (Vadadora), GJ /upload.wikimedia.orgAbove image: MS University, Vadadora, GJ. Faculty of Arts Dome, designed by Robert Fellowes...
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Kirti Mandir, Vadadora - heritage structure and legacy of the Gaikwad dynasty...
Kirti Mandir, Vadadora upload.wikimedia.orgThe erstwhile rulers of Baroda were great builders of palatial structures apart from being just rulers. they employed well-known British architect to design...
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Bara Gumbad, Delhi built by sikandar Lodi is getting a new look
Bara Gumbad, Delhi thewire.inBara Gumbad, Delhi indianexpress.comAbove image: Two Lodi-era monuments — Gol Gumbad near Nizamuddin and Bada Lao Ka Gumbad in Vasant Vihar — in the national capital will...
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'Shetpal village', Maharashtra where Cobras and people live in harmony!!
Have you ever head of a nondescript village in Maharashtra called Shetpal (population: about 2600) where the snakes - dreaded cobras have a free run? They walk/ rather crawl casually without any...
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Ghantaghar, colonial clock house, Meerut city (home of English company's...
India's freedom struggle is intertwined with Meerut city of Utter Pradesh which had the second largest East India Company garrison. it was in this city the first freedom struggle took a big leap (it...
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Historical Alambagh palace and Alambagh gate of Lucknow need to be saved from...
in ruins Alambagh palace, Lucknow, UP lucknow.meLucknow city, now the capital of Uttar Pradesh, is dotted with vestiges of beautiful buildings with fine architecture that adorned this Nawabi city in...
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Laxmi Nivas Kothi, a fine monument of Ranchi, Jharkhand - restored after...
renovated Laxmi Nivas, Ranchi city, Jharkhandtelegraphindia.comIn many states when a decision is taken up to preserve the old heritage structures or colonial buildings of yester years, the officials...
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Viceroy's Arch, Velha Goa, India - a legacy of colonial Portuguese rule
Arch of Viceroy Goa upload.wikimedia.org Arch of Viceroy 1940 Goa upload.wikimedia.orgErected by in 1599 in Velha Goa or Old Goa 20 km from the Capital City of Panjim, by Viceroy Francisco da Gama,...
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Historical and restored ''Audrey House''. Ranch, Jharkhand - now a cultural...
The other historical heritage site that was renovated in 2016 is the Audrey House in Ranchi, Jaharkhand. Built in 1854 under the English company rule by then deputy commissioner of Chhotanagpur...
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Meghalaya's aerial living root bridges - 15 essential facts!
Living root bridges, Meghalaya, NE India.indiatvnews.comLiving aerial or suspension root bridges are artificially created bridges by the tribes (Khasi) through weaving and manipulating the roots of...
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Meghalaya's living aerial root bridges -how they got UNESCO's tentative world...
root bridges NE India affairscloud.com In the 3rd week of March this year after a long struggle by the state government, the Living Root bridges of Meghalaya were included in UNESCO's tentative list...
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Historical Leheripura Gate of Vadadora, GJ needs to be conserved for the...
Lehripura-gate,Vadadora ,Gujarat, Alamy.comBack part of Lehripura gate, Vadadora wikimapia.orgLehripura Gate, built in 1558, close to Nyay Mandir in the busy Chardarwaja area of Vadadora, formerly...
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Gateway to the Makarpura Palace near Vadadora (Baroda), Gujarat - a brief note
gateway to the Makarpura Palace near Baroda, twitter.com/Above image: Gateway to the Makarpura Palace near Baroda (Vadadora), Gujarat, from the Lee-Warner Collection: ' views and buildings, c.1890',...
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Lapakshi Veerabhra temple, AP is on the tentative list of UNESCO' s World...
Veerabhadra temple, Lapakshi, AP. en.wikipedia.orgOne of the centrally protected monuments of national importance, the good news is this temple dedicated to God Shiva, - Veerabhadra is recently...
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Ramappa temple, Warangal - why was included in the list of WHS by the UNESCO
Last year on 25 July 2021, "Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple was included as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a covetous international award which this medieval temple deserves. The UNESCO...
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Brihadeshwara temple, Thanjavur - interesting facts about the ''Four huge...
A World Heritage site known for its marvelous engineering dynamics and profusion of inspiring stone sculptures of all sizes , the Brihadeeswara temple (dedicated to God Shiva) is one of the popular...
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'Colonial 'Coronation Diamond Jubilee Arch'' of Thanjavur, TN - lost British...
photo taken for her diamond jubilee 1897 indianexpress.comVictoria Jubilee arch, Thanjavur Photo credit.facebook.com/Above image: The non-existing Coronation Diamond jubilee arch, Thanjavur built...
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Victoria Town Hall, Coimbatore, the conserved colonial structure takes a new...
The colonial Victoria Town Hall building went through major renovation work in the past several years and now the municipal building is sporting a neo classical look renovated Town Hall Coimbatore,...
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Bom Jesus Basilica, Old Goa - the silver Gasket of St. Xavier was restored by...
The Basilica of Bom Jesus that is more than 408 years old is 10 km east of Panaji, in old Goa (Velha Goa) and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. What is unique about this Portuguese church is it is...
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