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Culture and Civilisational Digest: March-2025

India adds Telangana’s megalithic menhirs to tentative UNESCO list- Deccan Chronicle
The Central government has added Telangana’s 3,000-year-old megalithic menhirs site at Mudumal village in Narayanpet to a tentative list from India s....

April 09, 2025 Buddhism , UNESCO World Heritage site , Archaeological Survey of India , Culture And Civilisation , Dholavira , International Buddhist Confederation , Gorsam Kora Festival , Agroha , Parihaspora , Lalitaditya Muktapida , Dwarka Excavation.
Culture and Civilisational Digest: February- 2025

ASI team in Vadnagar to assess 2,000-yr-old wall- The Times of India
A high-level team consisting of Dr Y S Rawat, director general of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the ADG of conservation from ASI, and Prof Arun Menon from II....

March 17, 2025 Buddhism , Samvad , Nalanda , Archaeological Survey of India , Culture And Civilisation , - Vadnagar , Iron Age , Maha Kumbh , Ekushe February , International Mother Language Day , Jhumur , Dharma-Dhamma , Dwarka Excavation , Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj , Ratnagiri
Culture and Civilisational Digest: January-2025

AI can help decipher scripts of the Indus Valley Civilisation, says Omar Khan- The Hindu
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential and scope to assist scholars and researchers in deciphering the scripts of the Indus Valley Civilisati....

February 11, 2025 artificial intelligence , Archaeological Survey of India , Kumbh Mela , Culture And Civilisation , Rakhigarhi , Indus Valley Civilisation , Vadnagar , Charaideo Maidam , Chola , Sambhal Excavation , Archaeological Experiential Museum , Marine Fossil Park , Republic Day
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
Culture and Civilisational Digest: December-2024

ASI begins process of unravelling portion of 'assembly hall' of Mauryan emperors in Patna- Hindustan Times
The Archaeological Survey of India commenced a process of unravelling a portion of the '80-pillared assembly hall' at Kumhrar in P....

January 06, 2025 Archaeological Survey of India , Vijay Diwas , Culture And Civilisation , Zakir Hussain , Mauryan Period , Kanhirapoil , Indian Navy Day , Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav , Cultural Property , India’s sacred groves , Bangladesh Crisis , India-Nepal Cultural Festival , Hornbill Festival , Sambhal Excavation , Lothal.
Culture and Civilisational Digest: November-2024

69 stone inscriptions dating back to 9th century discovered in Karnataka's Kodagu, transcription done- Deccan Herald
The transcription of newly found stone slab inscriptions in Karnataka's Kodagu district has now been completed. The disco....

December 06, 2024 Cultural Heritage , Archaeological Survey of India , Culture And Civilisation , Constitution Museum , Kodagu Inscriptions , Amoor Excavation , Puri Jagannath temple , Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum , Abhay Prabhavana Museum , Repatriation of Cultural Property.
Culture and Civilisational Digest: October-2024

Marathi gets classical language status: Celebrations in literary world- The Times of India
In a historic decision, Marathi, the language spoken by millions in Maharashtra and beyond, was officially declared a ‘classical' language by the....

November 07, 2024 Archaeological Survey of India , Indian Knowledge Systems , Culture And Civilisation , Manuscripts , Marathi , Classical Languages of India , Nangara museum , Çatalhöyük , Intangible Cultural Heritage Day , International Abhidhamma Divas , Jama Masjid , Sangeet Natak Akademi , Thatiyaand Matki
Culture and Civilisational Digest: September-2024

New study suggests existence of a dockyard at Lothal, Gujarat, during Harappan Civilisation- The Indian Express
Since the discovery of Harappan sites at Lothal, located in the Bhal region of Gujarat, in the 1950s, archaeologists have been....

October 03, 2024 Archaeological Survey of India , Culture And Civilisation , Harappan Civilisation , Rakhigarhi , Dholavira , Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre , Hyderabad Liberation Day , Operation Gibraltar , India-Pak War 1965 , Keeladi excavations , Repatriation of Cultural Heritage , Woke Culture and Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav.
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
India’s Role in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Southeast Asia
Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF Article

India, as a civilisational state, firmly believes in the preservation of global heritage for future generations. Along with the conservation of heritage sites within the country, India has also been supporting heritage conservation projects in the Gl....

July 30, 2024 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Myanmar , Cultural Heritage , Cambodia , Archaeological Survey of India , Laos , World Heritage Site , Restoration , Khmer Art , Angkor Wat temple , Ta Prohm temple , Preah Vihear temple , Viet Nam , Mỹ Sơn , Bagan , Ananda Temple , Vat Phou temple.
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