by Team Spectrum Books | Jan 2, 2024 | History and Cultural Heritage
Kanakadasa was a musician and a poet from Karnataka. On the occasion of his Jayanti (the birth anniversary), people from all walks of life gather to honour the revered saint. Several cultural programmes are organised, including lectures on the life, works, and...
by Team Spectrum Books | Nov 1, 2023 | History and Cultural Heritage
Three Hoysala-era temples in Karnataka were inscribed into the UNESCO’s World Heritage List on September 18, 2023, under the collective entry of ‘Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas’. The announcement was made during the World Heritage Committee’s 45th session in Riyadh,...
by Team Spectrum Books | Nov 1, 2023 | History and Cultural Heritage
Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s abode ‘Santiniketan’ in West Bengal has been inscribed on the UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites during the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in September 2023. It is India’s 41st UNESCO...
by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 16, 2023 | History and Cultural Heritage
In the verdant lands of Assam, where history’s secrets are woven into the very fabric of the earth, stands a timeless testament to a bygone era—the Charaideo Maidams (also spelt moidams), the sacred burial ground of the illustrious Ahom Dynasty. This hallowed site,...
by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 16, 2023 | History and Cultural Heritage
Historically, acting as a rare combination of outstanding achievements in institution-building, site-planning, art, and architecture and engaging in the organised transmission of knowledge continuously for more than 800 years, Nalanda stands out as the most ancient...
by Team Spectrum Books | Feb 4, 2023 | History and Cultural Heritage
Conservationists and experts have raised concerns over a proposed mega oil refinery to be set up in the Barsu village of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra because the refinery might damage the prehistoric rock art, geoglyphs or petroglyphs, found in the area. These...
