Heritage
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to renovate 900-year-old Abu Inbeh mosque in Jeddah
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s mosque built before the year 544 AH, will be renovated as part of a project to preserve urban heritage, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Abu…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to renovate 1300-year-old Al-Safa mosque in Al-Baha
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s 13th century mosque built nearly 1,350 years ago, will be renovated as part of a project to safeguard the Kingdom’s heritage, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
- Hyderabad
Bombay Watch Co: A one-stop shop for horology lovers in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Unlike bigger cities like Bombay, where can hunt in areas like Chor Bazar and find local vintage watch repair stores or dealers, the same cannot be said for our city here.…
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Model restoration: Hyderabad’s Bansilalpet baoli opens today
Hyderabad: When architect Kalpana Ramesh took up the project to restore the Bansilalpet stepwell or baoli, it was filled with garbage and debris. The environmentalist, known as a ‘water warrior’, had a…
- Hyderabad
IIT- Hyderabad signs MoU with SVYRI for PhD fellowships
Hyderabad: IIT Hyderabad entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sri Visweswara Yoga Research Institute (SVYRI) here on Saturday to launch the Mahayogini Rajyalakshmi Devi (MRD) Heritage Research fellowships for PhD in…
- Hyderabad
‘Save Secunderabad Railway Station’s main building’: Citizens’ appeal to govt
Hyderabad: The Forum for a Better Hyderabad appealed to the government to protect and safeguard the main heritage building of the Secunderabad railway station during the proposed expansion and up-gradation of the…
- Telangana
Warangal added to UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities list
Hyderabad: The city of Warangal has added another feather to its cap by being named a member of UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). Kerala’s Thrissur and Nilambur were also added…
- Kerala
Kerala: Check out Trivandrum’s East Fort, a treat for heritage lovers
Thiruvananthapuram: The city’s historic East Fort area could easily pass off as the Shahjahanabad or Purani Dilli of Kerala, albeit on a much smaller scale. Much like old Delhi, which is pivoted…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Boundary wall of historic Saidanima’s tomb damaged
Hyderabad: A portion of the boundary wall at the Saidanima’s tomb was damaged after a vehicle reportedly rammed into it last week. Since then, no repair work has been initiated by the…
- Telangana
Telangana BJP showcases state’s cultural heritage during National Executive meet
Hyderabad: With Hyderabad playing host to BJP’s two-day National Executive meeting, the party is showcasing Telangana’s cultural heritage and history during the grand event scheduled to begin on Saturday. Performances of Telangana’s…
- Hyderabad
IIT Hyderabad unveils Department of Heritage Science and Technology
Hyderabad: IIT Hyderabad (IITH) on Tuesday inaugurated a new Department of Heritage Science and Technology (HST) on the occasion of the International Yoga Day, 2022. The department was inaugurated by Padma Bhushan…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: HMWSSB breaks outer boundary wall of Badshahi Ashurkhana
Hyderabad: The Mutawalli Mujawer (adminstrator) of the Badshahi Ashurkhana on Monday approached various government authorities stating that former encroachers of the place are trying to erect a religious (Islamic) flag of a…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Water fountains are part of city’s Indo-Islamic heritage
Hyderabad: Fountains have been an integral part of the Indo-Islamic or Indo-Persian architecture in India for centuries. Hence one can find fountains, or houz as it is known in Persian, at important…