Rest in peace ~ A necropolis exploration
“Men were rich in those days and could afford to put a hundred cubic feet of masonry into the grave of even so humble a person as ’Jno Clements, Captain of the Country Service, 1820” — Rudyard Kipling, 1891.
“Men were rich in those days and could afford to put a hundred cubic feet of masonry into the grave of even so humble a person as ’Jno Clements, Captain of the Country Service, 1820” — Rudyard Kipling, 1891.
The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee that manages the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on Thursday approached the Supreme Court against Allahabad High Court order upholding the District court order directing scientific survey of the mosque complex by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
The Saket court in Delhi on Tuesday dismissed an Intervention Application (IA) moved by Kunwar Mahender Dhwaj Pratap Singh, who claimed ownership rights over the Qutub Minar land while hearing an appeal that sought worship rights for Hindus and Jains inside the Qutub Minar complex.
As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, both the Indian and foreign travelers can avail the free entry to historical sites on these days.
More critical than the fine imposed by the Supreme Court last Friday is the concern articulated by the Bench over what it calls the “mushroom growth of frivolous litigation petitions that should be nipped in the bud”.
A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said the inferences from the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) report were drawn by "cultivated and studied minds."
It isn’t a home of the gods, and this primarily explains why it has historically been free from the activities of sevayats and pandas.
Gool in the lap of the Pir Panjal mountain range is not famous only for these sculptures but the area has seen worst type of terrorism as this was the infiltration route to the valley and other areas of Jammu.
A portion of the stucco work detached from the granite slab on the minaret facing Mecca Masjid side and fell off late on Wednesday, sending panic among the people around the monument.
Team Pilo has successfully installed water ATMs at various ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) locations of India such as Taj Mahal, Safdarjung Tomb, and Red Fort to name a few.
