Did you know one of your favourite toys as a child had a history worth hundreds of years? Building blocks have always played an important part in education, childhood development, and creative play for centuries. These simple yet profound learning tools have evolved from handcrafted wooden cubes to sophisticated digital and interactive sets, all designed […]
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The colourful permanent lighting of the Vidhana Soudha was inaugurated recently. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR From next month, tourists coming to Bengaluru will be able to go on a guided tour of the iconic landmark Vidhana Soudha. This follows the State government giving its approval to the Tourism Department’s proposal for the guided […]
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Madison Square, Fifth Avenue, Go To Jail, Grand Boulevard. Do these words and places ring any bells? Most of us would have stumbled upon them while playing the popular board game Monopoly. Imagine being a woman in the United States way before they got voting rights who worked hard to create a unique game to […]
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From ancient civilisations that have shone light upon inking tools to well-preserved ancient mummies with symbols tattooed, the history of tattoos goes beyond geographical borders, cultures, and generations Source link
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Libraries have existed around the world for centuries. When I was in around third grade, I stumbled upon something new and exciting as a bookworm and a travelling enthusiast. A ship. And not just any ship, a ship called Logos Hope. What’s special about this fleet, you may ask? For an eight-year-old who adored books, […]
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At Aksh weaves and crafts’ small studio in Adyar, there is pin-drop silence except for the faint whirring of a fan. On a table in the centre of the room, an artist is bent over a piece of cloth, drawing with full concentration. When I move closer for a better view, I see a panel […]
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Walk through Chettinad’s bustling lanes, and you will be welcomed by heritage mansions featuring intricate handiwork, ponds with lotus blooms, and ancient temples with ornate facades. The region once helmed by the Nattukottai Chettiars, was known for its opulence in every realm: architecture, culinary heritage, art and craft, and more. While only 11,000 mansions remain […]
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A leopard skin lies on a table at Namita Jaspal’s lab, set on the second floor of her three-storeyed house in New Chandigarh, a township just outside the eponymous state capital of Punjab and Haryana. “It has come for restoration from a private collection,” says Namita, the chief conservator of Heritage Preservation Atelier, a company […]
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How many of you have spotted this heritage building in Chennai? | Photo Credit: PRIYADARSHINI PAITANDY The central bay with its high domed ceiling and chandelier suspended from it | Photo Credit: PRIYADARSHINI PAITANDY An aerial shot of the Southern Railway Headquarters | Photo Credit: Johan Sathyadas At a time when buildings are trying hard to […]
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A carpet is not the first place you’d turn to for a lesson in modern geopolitics. Unless you’re looking at the Afghan war rug. Made in Sheberghan, a city in north Afghanistan, and Afghan settlements in Pakistan, these carpets — with motifs of tanks, artillery, machine guns: symbols of violence — began to appear in […]
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