Heritage

Seasoned runner or amateur, make good use of the first weekend of February for a one-of-a-kind experience.

For more than 800 years, hundreds of families have lived inside this glorious desert citadel that's also a UNESCO world heritage site. Read on to find out why and how!

According to a popular lore, the potters of Kumortuli were unaware of the image of a lion (Durga’s pet) and sculpted a horse-like creature with a stout mouth, large teeth and a ferocious look. That early rendition of a lion is still replicated for one of the oldest Durga pujas in the region!

D Hemchandra Rao is a proud owner of dhow models, anchors, coins with ships engraved on them, models of brass ships, wooden houseboats, pocket watches, clocks, ship lanterns, postcards, stamps of lighthouses and canals collected over a span of two decades!

These streets feel a bit more like art galleries these days, thanks to a French artist's larger-than-life murals that are freeing famous works of art from the confines of museums!

"What is that in Vyomaganga? It is not the moon because it is quite bright; not the sun because it is night; it is the internal fire in the water/ocean," reads a verse from an ancient text.

This walk was part of a greater initiative titled India Heritage Walk Festival, a collaboration of Sahapedia and YES Arts & Culture.

While the structure is a sight to behold and has mesmerised millions of visitors, the researchers at the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Tamil Nadu, were more intrigued by the construction of the monument.

ASI has unearthed eight burial sites, the remains of two chariots and several artefacts, including three coffins, antenna swords, daggers, combs, and ornaments, among others. But what makes it so special?

Kolkata's trams are iconic, and have been around since ages.