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Satyajit Ray & Sonar Kella: Revival of Jaisalmer Fort
Lopamudra Talukdar
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The Sundarbans: Disaster, Damage and Displacement
Abhijit Chakraborty
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Monuments of Bagan: Rise of the First Burmese Empire
Ayan Ghosh
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Infinite Wisdom: The Buddhas of Ananda Temple
Ayan Ghosh
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Anuradhapura: The 1400-year capital of Sri Lanka
Ayan Ghosh
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Taj Mahal is neither India’s only nor first monument of love, here are five others
Shruti Chakraborty
Long before the Taj Mahal emerged as THE monument of love in the world, there were several others as well—some even predating the seventeenth-century mausoleum built by Shah Jahan for Mumtaz Mahal. Here, we list five. (Photo Courtesy: Arian Zwegers/Wikimedia Common) Think of a monument of love, and…
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The Resilience of Qutub Minar
Paromita Shastri
We look at the Qutub complex, which presents an amalgamation of several architectural styles in India—Persian, Arabic and Indian—that later came to be known as Indo-Saracenic. The famed Qutub Minar itself has braved natural calamities and disastrous preservation efforts to continue as one of India’…
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Sanchi Stupa’s Contribution to Indian Architecture
Paromita Shastri
Located near Bhopal, the Sanchi Stupa is living proof of India’s artistic and architectural history. The Mahastupa, one of India’s oldest stone structures, lies among the country’s best-preserved group of Buddhist monuments—ancient and sacred architectural wonders that were collectively designated…
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