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UNESCO recognition for Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra & Sahṛdayāloka-Locana

Life&More Life&More May 15, 2024

Team L&M The Ramcharitmanas (authored by Goswami Tulsidas), Panchatantra (authored by Pt. Vishnu Sharma) and Sahṛdayāloka-Locana (authored by Acharya Anandvardhan) have been included in ‘UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register’, confirming country’s rich literary heritage and cultural legacy. This inclusion signifies a step forward in global cultural preservation efforts, highlighting the importance of […]Read More

HERITAGE & CULTURE

अक्षय तृतीया हर कार्य के लिए शुभ दिन है

Life&More Life&More May 10, 2024

नेहा मंगल अक्षय तृतीया या आखा तीज वैशाख मास में शुक्ल पक्ष की तृतीया तिथि को कहते हैं। पौराणिक ग्रंथों के अनुसार इस दिन जो भी शुभ कार्य किये जाते हैं, उनका अक्षय फल मिलता है। इसी कारण इसे अक्षय तृतीया कहा जाता है। वैसे तो सभी बारह महीनों की शुक्ल पक्षीय तृतीया शुभ होती […]Read More

HERITAGE & CULTURE MADHUKAR SWAYAMBHU

BIDAR & ITS ‘SURANG BAWI’

Life&More Life&More May 1, 2024

Bidar district is the northernmost part of the Karnataka state in India. The administrative headquarters of district is Bidar city. Geographically, it resembles the “Crown of the State”, occupying its north-eastern end. It is bounded by Kamareddy and Sangareddy districts of Telangana state on the eastern side, Latur and Osmanabad districts of Maharashtra state on […]Read More

HERITAGE & CULTURE

Art of the Chalukyas on Badami, Pattadakal, Aihole and Alampur

Life&More Life&More April 29, 2024

Bonoy K Behl From the 1st century onwards in India, the human form became the main embodiment of philosophic concepts. These exquisite forms were made to move us and to transport us beyond our worldly concerns, to that which was more important. Temples were conceived as homes for the deity: where the formless eternal takes […]Read More

ENVIRONMENT HERITAGE & CULTURE MADHUKAR SWAYAMBHU

Shajapur awaiting its next reincarnation?

Life&More Life&More April 24, 2024

Shajapur got its name after the Mughal Emperor Shah-e-Jahan (Kind of the World), as a memory of the young prince return from his invasion and crusade of the Deccan plateau, in early 1600s. After a fierce war and the triumph of victory of the Mughals, while returning from Southern part of India, the young prince […]Read More

ENVIRONMENT HERITAGE & CULTURE MADHUKAR SWAYAMBHU

DATIA – A TOWN PLANNING MARVEL

Life&More Life&More April 17, 2024

Rain water harvesting that is usually taken to be a Western thought process of the recent times has been a part of the Indian culture since time immemorial. Not just Rain Water harvesting, in Bharat, we even had the concept of flood Water harvesting. There have been numerous examples of Water intelligent city planning done […]Read More

ASHISH KHOKAR HERITAGE & CULTURE

Raja and Rani

Life&More Life&More April 14, 2024

Raja is not a word, it is a state of being. Raja aadmi means dil se raja – large hearted. Not merely royalty. Merely? Them royals might kill me and the story of Seraikella killings come to mind. Seraikella Chhau on cover of Surya mag (March 1977) of Maneka Gandhi Seraikella is a small principality which […]Read More

BEAUTY & FASHION HERITAGE & CULTURE

FESTIVE FASHION TRENDS FOR PUTHANDU

Life&More Life&More April 10, 2024

Team L&M People are getting excited as Puthandu, the vibrant celebration of the Tamil New Year, draws near (April 14). Families will get together to celebrate customs and embrace Tamil Nadu’s rich cultural legacy during this time. Choosing what to wear is one of the many aspects of this joyous occasion that frequently causes people […]Read More

ART & ARTISTES HERITAGE & CULTURE

‘Mithila Ramayan’ exhibition showcases 100 artworks by acclaimed women painters

Life&More Life&More April 7, 2024

Team L&M Lalit Kala Academi in association with Madhubani Art Centre is holding the Mithila Ramayan Painting Exhibition, featuring a collection of 100 rare paintings on the Ramayana. National-award-winning artist Manisha Jha, founder of Madhubani Art Centre, has curated the show, the art works having been made over a period of two decades by 37 […]Read More

ASHISH KHOKAR HERITAGE & CULTURE

Rama, Shama, Kama

Life&More Life&More March 24, 2024

Ram… Rama…Ramayeti dominated the cultural eco system last month. With the official opening of the Ram lalla temple at Ayodhya, many artistes made a beeline to visit and have the chance to perform there. Was is to get political or media eyeballs or just sheer devotion, or both, only they can say. Each to own. […]Read More