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Developments in India in the Field of Culture in 2024

Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF Article

India witnessed several major developments in the field of culture in the year 2024. Major discoveries were made through archaeological excavations in different parts of India. Several ongoing research works in the field of archaeology are on the pre....

January 16, 2025 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Ayodhya , Ram Mandir , Buddhism , UNESCO World Heritage site , Nalanda , Archaeological Survey of India , Rakhigarhi , Keeladi , Ahom Dynasty , Relics of Lord Buddha , Charaideo Moidams , Repatriation of Cultural Property

Moidams: The Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty

Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

In Upper Assam’s Charaideo district on the foothills of the Patkai Ranges, amidst the vast expanse of greenery, one can find a place where the holy spirits reside, the Moidams. There are around 90 big and small dome-shaped earthen mounds in Charaid....

August 14, 2024 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Assam , conservation , UNESCO World Heritage site , Archaeological Survey of India , Sukaphaa , Buranji , Moidams , Ahom Dynasty , Charaideo , Me-Dam-Me-Phi

Cultural and Civilisational Digest: July-2024

Potsherds adorned with fish motifs; copper objects excavated from Tamil Nadu's Keeladi- Deccan Herald

In the previous week, archaeologists unearthed a potsherd with the Tamil letter 'Tha' inscribed on it from Keeladi, a Sangam-era urban s....

August 02, 2024 Buddhism , Cultural Heritage , UNESCO World Heritage site , Culture And Civilisation , Keeladi , Sangam-era , Vat Phou temple , Mysuru Literature Festival , Jagannath Rath Yatra , World Heritage Committee , Charaideo Maidam , Kargil Vijay Diwas , Ayodhya and Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

Happenings Concerning Hagia Sofia Call for India’s Moral Voice

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Commentary

Turkey's recent decision to convert the iconic Hagia Sofia museum into a mosque is condemnable. It marks yet another move by Erdogan's Turkey to turn its back on the measures, admired the world over, taken by Kemal Ataturk to turn Turkey into a truly....

July 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , Turkey , Kemal Ataturk , Uighurs , Erdogan , Islamization , UNESCO World Heritage site , mosque