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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 seeking UNESCO...

April 9 , 2025
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 IIT Madras,...

March 17 , 2025
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 Civilisation, and...

February 11 , 2025
Developments in India in the Field of Culture in 2024

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...

January 16 , 2025
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 Patna, a site...

January 6 , 2025
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 discovery of the...

December 6 , 2024
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 central govt...

November 7 , 2024
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 divided on...

October 3 , 2024
Moidams: The Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty

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...

August 14 , 2024
India’s Role in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Southeast Asia

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...

July 30 , 2024
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