Heritage & Culture
Archaeology, manuscripts, Sanskrit and classical languages, sacred sites and the arts. 12 stories so far.
Mahābhārata, Rājataraṅgiṇī and Arthaśāstra manuscripts inscribed on UNESCO's Asia-Pacific Memory of the World register
The Itihāsa, Kalhaṇa's chronicle of Kashmir and Kauṭilya's treatise on statecraft were recognised together at a session in Jakarta.
UNESCO experts praise Hampi's monuments but want local communities and the heritage authority strengthened
A detailed UNESCO report on the Vijayanagara capital is expected by mid-December.
Stolen 11th-century Chola bronze of Kannappa Nāyaṉār returns to India from the Netherlands
Investigators used an AI tool to digitally strip the encrustations from old discovery photos and match them to the cleaned bronze on sale in Maastricht.
October 2026
Heritage
Kashmiri Pandit groups object to a government-funded graveyard upgrade on the road to Srinagar's Shankaracharya Hill
Heritage
Ninety years after Travancore opened its temples to all Hindus, Thiruvananthapuram schoolchildren carry the proclamation door to door
Heritage
Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0 will centre on the Thirukkural, with 1,000 paid student internships
Heritage
Sirpur, the ancient Śaiva, Vaiṣṇava and Bauddha city of Chhattisgarh, enters UNESCO's Tentative List
Heritage
HAL commits ₹23.6 crore to conserve Hampi, the Taj Mahal and Bekal Fort through ASI pact
Heritage
Indian Embassy in Japan honours scholar Yoshimizu Kiyotaka for work on Indian philosophy
Heritage
Centres of Excellence approved for five newly classical languages, including Pāli and Prākṛt
