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September 2003
Heritage - Astana of Syed Mir Muhammad in Baltistan
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The
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Pakistan
won the UNESCO Heritage Award of Distinction for the
restoration of the 300-year old mausoleum of Syed Mir
Muhammad, a locally venerated saint. The Astana, as it is
locally known in the remote northern mountainous settlement of
Khaplu in Baltistan, is a place of eternal rest for the
saintly. The restoration work on this project, led by the Aga
Khan Cultural Service in Pakistan (AKCSP), was completed in 6
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Art
& exhibits - 'Reminiscences
of Imperial Dehlie'
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Reminiscences
of Imperial Dehlie'
An
album of 120 paintings - Reminiscences of Imperial Dehlie
– is a deeply personal account of the city that Thomas
Metcalfe came to love and eventually made his home. The
album also contains verses penned by the last Mughal emperor
Bahadur Shah Zafar, written in the Emperor's own hand.
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Wildlife - The Indian Elephant - are its days
numbered?
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The
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Wildlife
conservationists who had declared the Asian elephant an
endangered species back in 1959 say that its plight is worse
than that of its African counterpart. Though India, which has
a long history of man-elephant links, possesses the largest
population of elephants estimated at around 24,000 against
around 40,000 in the whole of Asia, the Indian elephant too is
on its way to obsolescence.
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Culture- body.city @ berlin showcases the other side
of India
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September 19, Berlin, a city with a rich cultural heritage,
will be showcasing India’s contemporary forms of expression
in art, cinema, literature, theatre and music. The new
generation in India is evolving a new perspective of
creativity and expression, which is gradually assimilating
into, and at times motivating, a growing global culture that
is equally at home in the west and in the east. The House of
World Cultures, Berlin, is presenting the other side of India
through body.city – New Perspectives from India, a
series of exhibitions, theatre
productions, concerts, conferences, films, readings and youth
events. |
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Other articles:
Ela Bhatt - empowering women
Letter from Pakistan
Religious freedom and conversion
Bollywood's intelligentia
Esala Perahara of Sri Lanka
Chandbagh - a neo- Doon in Lahore
Hrithik Roshan - a post-success chat
Shubha Mudgal - the pop diva goes classical
and many others .......
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