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October 2004
UNESCO
2004 Heritage Awards
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Baltit Fort & Lakhpat Gurudwara
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The
UNESCO 2004 Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards were announced last month. The
Award of Excellence was given to the Baltit Fort in Karimabad village in the
Hunza region of northern Pakistan. Read
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Architecture - Kamil Khan Mumtaz
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Kamil Khan Mumtaz is a pioneer in the
movement for conservation of architectural heritage in Pakistan. He has been
a leading influence in raising standards of architectural design in Pakistan
and has led the search for a contemporary, appropriate architecture
responsive to climate, economy and materials, yet rooted in the indigenous
culture of Pakistan.
Read the interview
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Kamil K Mumtaz
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Literature
- Anita Desai
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Anita Desai
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Anita Desai
is back with her magical prose. But in her new book The
Zigzag Way the celebrated Indian writer is where she is
usually not - a place far away from India. Mexico - to be
precise. "Each of my stories has taken years to take shape.
I keep turning them over and over in my mind, choosing and
discarding bits, till a pattern and design emerges," says
Anita Desai, whose 40-year literary journey began with Cry,
the Peacock. Read
on..
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Cinema
- Rahul Bose
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It is a
creative thirst that drives Rahul Bose from one project to
another. Buoyed by the heady box office success of Mr. &
Mrs. Iyer and Jhankar Beats, the critically acclaimed
actor is all set to complete his trilogy with White Noise
and become one of the most sought after stars in parallel
cinema. More
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Rahul
Bose
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Picture of the Month
Co-existence at its best!
Photo Courtesy: Reuters
New
this month
the-south-asian
Art gallery opens on the web
with
Iqbal Hussain's works
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