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Gwalior Fort
Described as ‘the pearl amongst the fortresses of Hind’ by Emperor Babur, the Gwalior fort with palaces decorated with beautiful paintings, glazed tiles of varied colours, different figures of human beings, elephants, ducks, peacocks, lions, plantain trees andattractive pillared domes, is a magnificent monument that dominates the city. Built by Mansingh Tomar the fort has witnessed imprisonments, battles, love stories and jauhars.
Mathura
Famous for being the birthplace of Krishna, the holy city of Mathura has a great antiquity. The archaeological evidence shows its associations with various dynasties like the Mauryas, Indo Greeks, Kushanas etc. Sculptures made in the famous Mathura tradition of art have been unearthed on a large number from different parts of the city of Mathura. The royal hall of the Kushanas and the sculptures found in them are some of the most famous finds of this city.
Cherial Paintings
Cherial, a village in the Warangal District of the Telangana Region of Andhra Pradesh, is home to the Cherial Scroll paintings that depict stories from the epics, puranas as well as daily life scenes in the rural setting. In the past, this folk art-form thrived under the patronage of the Kakatiyas of Warangal and was used by balladeers and story tellers as visual aids. At times,
running into many metres in length, these scrolls stand out with to their rich visual vocabulary, narrative format and use of vibrant colours.
India of the ages is not dead nor has she spoken her last creative word; she lives and has still something to do for herself and the human peoples. And that which must seek now to awake is not anglicised oriental people, docile pupil of the West and doomed to repeat the cycle of the occident’s success and failure, but still the ancient immemorable Shakti recovering her deepest self, lifting her head higher towards the supreme source of light and strength and turning to discover the complete meaning and a vaster form of her Dharma.
Sri Aurovindo
Launch of Maharashtra Unlimited
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‘Heritage India Communications Pvt.Ltd.’ to publish a magazine for Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation.
“Maharashtra Unlimited” a quarterly magazine for showcasing the richness of the State specially as a tourist destination and all the allied aspects of its traditions, achievements and uniqueness was launched at the hands of the Tourism Minister Hon.Shri Chhagan Bhujbal in Mumbai yesterday.
“This is a first of its kind magazine with encyclopaedic value and will bring forth the glory of Maharashtra to the people”, said the Minister.
Heritage India – Inter School Quiz Competition 2011
Heritage India will be holding an inter-school quiz competition on the 11th of February. With 21 teams participating, there will be lots of excitement and prizes to win!
ASTITVA – Celebrating Indian Heritage
1. DRISHTIKON – Photography competition.2. MELANGE – Fusion music event
3. GLIMPSES OF INDIA – Attire of India
4. C’RAFFITTI – Graffiti competition
5. E-MOTIONS – Short film
The event focused on the culture and heritage of India with the aim of making the younger generations aware of the rich legacy they have inherited. The events saw an overwhelming response from college students. Over 210 students participated in the event. All participants were presented with a copy of the magazine – Heritage India.
Heritage India at KALA GHODA FESTIVAL
Heritage India will participate in the Festival of India held by the Kala Ghoda Association in October. The three day event attracts people from all walks of life and also foreign tourists. The backdrop of the Jahangir Art Gallery and the Asiatic Library serve as a perfect venue for this festival that showcases the art and craft of India. Stalls of handcrafted goods and food items along with live dance and music shows are the unique feature of this festival. We invite you to come and take a look at some of our exciting publications and offers!
TEACHERS WORKSHOP – 26 NOVEMBER 2010
Heritage India Magazine has been involved in making our children, who are the guardians of the rich legacy of India, aware of our culture and heritage. Keeping this in mind, we organized the HERITAGE INDIA Quiz 2010.The response boosted our morale and we have decided to conduct a workshop for teachers to orient them to understand Indian History. Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth will assist us in this venture.
Aimed at school teachers, the workshop will explain history right from Stone age man to the British in India. The objective of the workshop being to help teachers make History easy and fun to learn for the children. The sessions will be conducted by academicians well versed in the field of Archaeology and History.
Buddhist Rock-cut Caves found near Shirapur, Dist. Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Two Buddhist rock – cut caves have been discovered in the hills of Garbhagiri situated 6 kms from the village Shirapur, Dist. Ahmednagar, by Dr. Shreekant Jadhav, Deccan College, Pune. They consist of an unfinished chaityagriha (prayer hall containing a stupa) and an unfinished vihara (residential quarter). The chaityagriha is apsidal on plan, measuring 36ft. x16 ft. and 21 ft. high. The stupa measuring 8ft. stands in the apse, with a round hole at the top for the wooden shaft of the umbrella (which is missing today). The important feature of this particular cave is that there are two octagonal hanging pillars on the left; the third pillar was in the process i.e. just trimmed in a square vertical block. There are few stone beams on the ceiling above the stupa as well as on the outer face of the chaitya arch. All these features suggest an early date i.e. circa 1st – 2nd. Century C.E. About 100 meters to the west of the chaityagriha is an unfinished vihara measuring 40ft.x 35 ft. The ceiling of this vihara is almost finished, and all the three walls show remains of cells.
Dr. Shreekant Jadhav studied the caves in detail. He is of the opinion that though the parent rock is basalt, it is of a poor quality. It comprises of close jointing, chlorophaeite enriched zones and phalgonites in both the chaityagriha and vihara respectively. A huge band of the red bole traverses horizontally in the vihara, at the rear end where the excavation had stopped. Even though the caves remained unfinished due to the bad quality of the rock, they are immensely important. The beginning of the excavation of these caves points to the existence of the Buddhist samgha in this region, which was almost unknown till date. Other than these remains, scholars have hardly found any Buddhist rock – cut activity in this part of the state. Most of the rock – cut caves are located in the Sahyadri mountain ranges. Hence this finding is of special importance.
Cannonballs unearthed on a large number in Pune
On Thursday, 24th December 2009, some workers were digging a trench to lay a water pipeline in the Khadakmal Aali area near Swargate in Pune, Maharashtra. Soon they started getting the cannonballs. At the end of the day more than eight hundred cannonballs were recovered, each weighing about 700-800 gm. Many more were also found on the following days and finally the number went to nearly two thousand nine hundred and seventy seven.
It is understood that Nanasaheb Peshwa had established an artillery workshop in Khadakmal area of the city under the supervision of Sardar Bheevrao Panse, who was heading the Peshwa’s artillery. Available references show that a British officer, Captain Gordon had visited the workshop in June 1739. He later wrote to his seniors about the Marathas having acquired the technique of making and using cannons and cannon balls. Later on, the British closed down the workshop in around 1824 and the place was converted into a prison. A few cannonballs had been recovered from this area about 15 years ago. But is difficult to tell who had collected so many cannonballs at this place.
Bamiyan like sculptures of the Buddha found in Ladakh
Officials of the archives, archaeology and museums department of Jammu and Kashmir have discovered ancient rock – cut sculptures of the Buddha in the Zanskar area in Ladakh region. These sculptures resemble the huge sculptures at Bamiyan, Afghanistan. These sculptures were probably made in c. 5th – 6th century C.E. These findings are being studied by the scholars in the field.
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