He was eight when a photo of a Sumatran orangutan reduced to ashes in a forest fire shook him. Now at 15, he is the author of Fire of Sumatara based on the incidents of forest fires, especially pushing the Sumatran tiger on the verge of extinction.
He was eight when a photo of a Sumatran orangutan reduced to ashes in a forest fire shook him. Now at 15, he is the author of Fire of Sumatara based on the incidents of forest fires, especially pushing the Sumatran tiger on the verge of extinction.
Published on 17, Mar 2022
The union ministry of culture is pushing for a UNESCO World Heritage tag for Mattancherry and Fort Kochi. It has compiled a soon-to-be-released archival document that has recorded the important sites in these heritage zones.
Unakoti, meaning one less than a crore (koti in Bengali), home to 7th-9th century Shaivaite rock carvings is vying for the UNESCO World Heritage tag. Unakoti is often referred to as the Angkor Wat of the North East.
After being rejected thrice by NSD, and on verge of suicide, Manoj was offered a role in Bandit Queen by Shekar Kapur. This was a turning point which later led to two national film awards in 2005 and 2021 and Padma Shri in 2019.
World Forum for Art & Culture, an Art of Living initiative, recently organised The Expressions Summit. The avant-garde festival saw participation by 108 legends of Indian classical art forms, including Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia.
The North Brunswick Chapter of ‘HindiUSA’ organized a Matra-Pitra Pujan (Parents worship) event in one of its schools, with the support of a Sewa Aashram in New Jersey as part of the students’ graduation ceremony, in an effort to preserve Indian culture.