Five years after the UNESCO World Heritage monument was badly damaged in a fire, world leaders gathered in the French capital for the reopening ceremony of the Notre Dame Cathedral,
This year the district Durga Puja carnival will be held at Serampore, instead of Chinsurah as per the directive of chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
India, a land of cultural consciousness, great traditions, and rich heritage, is home to 43 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Among these, 34 are cultural, seven are natural, and one, Kanchenjunga National Park, is of mixed type.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the inclusion of Charaideo Maidam of Assam in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites and said that now more tourists would visit this place.
The Visva-Bharati University (VBU) authority has increased the entry fees for Upasana Griha and Rabindra Bhawan and the surrounding areas.
CBI is in the process of establishing links between two much-talked-about financial embezzlement scams in West Bengal.
She called it "horrendous" that the state government that had "banned" Durga Puja and idol immersion is taking credit for its inclusion in the UNESCO’s list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
Durga Puja has left a prominent mark on the global map.With its inclusion economy that flourishes around the festival will get a huge boost.
Already registered in the seven wonders of the world it now most searches UNESCO world heritage site
With the change of time, the challenge of values, customs and institutions evoked varied responses. Guru Gobind Singh's insistence with the doctrine of Shakti, Shivaji's reliance on the power of Bhavani during the latter part of Mughal rule and the Sanyasi rebels' dependence on Kali during British rule are examples of the need-based adaptation of the Divine Mother
