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  1. Chennai’s heritage gets a body blow

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    / April 7, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The Hon’ble Madras High Court has dismissed the petition by INTACH seeking to restrain Chennai Corporation from acquiring a part of P. Orr & Sons building for the Metro Rail project. The Hindu’s report on April 5, 2012 on the court judgement should have saddened heritage activists. “No historical or...

  2. Reclaiming heritage

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    / January 9, 2012 / Leave a comment
    This is the story about the revival of Lingaraj Haat in Bhubaneswar. The city is no different from any other heritage city in India, with monuments amidst squalor and unplanned development. What helped in Bhubaneswar’s case was that administration at the national, provincial and local levels realized the effects of negligence in management...

  3. The stories of a temple in Kerala

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    / August 28, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Slogan Murugan Most people go to places of worship to pray. But a good number of them come to listen to stories. Try this the next time if you haven’t already. Ask the priests, mullah or even one of the friendly looking locals about the temple and out come...

  4. Royally forgotten

    Posted by Ratnika Sharma
    / February 5, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Ratnika Sharma   “Round the high Charminar sounds of gay cavalcades Blend with the music of cymbals and serenades”    Thus wrote Sarojini Naidu for the magnificent city of pearls, Hyderabad. The Charminar, Salarjung Museum, Hussain Sagar, Golconda Fort and the Birla Temple are places that strike the mind when...

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