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Jun 17, 2021

Museum Dedicated to India's Maritime History to Come up in Gujarat

A museum dedicated to the country's 5,000-year maritime history will be set up in Gujarat's Lothal by the Culture Ministry in collaboration with the shipping and port ministry.
The two ministries signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in Development of National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal, Gujarat.
NMHC would be developed as an international tourist destination where the maritime heritage of India -- from ancient to modern times -- would be showcased and an edutainment approach using the latest technology would be adopted to spread awareness about the country's maritime heritage.

Jun 05, 2021

Three Caves Found in Buddhist Caves Complex, Nasik

Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found three caves in Buddhist Caves Complex in Nasik, Maharashtra.
Newly discovered caves are being discovered about two centuries after the British military officer documented Tri-Rashmi Buddhist caves, which is also called as Pandav Leni, on a hill in Nashik.
Antiquity of these caves is yet to be established. They may have been dwellings of Buddhist monks.
Archaeologists believe, these caves could be older than Trirashmi caves.
These caves were discovered on opposite side of the current complex. They are about 70-80 feet above the existing complex and have been carved out of a steep hill. They look like monks' dwellings and older than the current complex. Two of the caves have shared dwellings while third was perhaps occupied by one monk. All these caves comprise of verandahs and characteristic square stone platform for monks. They have special arrangements for monks to meditate. Caves also have images of Buddha & Bodhisattvas and sculptures with designs of Indo-Greek architecture.
The Buddhist sculptures and caves are a significant example of "Indian rock-cut architecture" which represents Hinayana tradition of Buddhism.

Jun 04, 2021

Investor Protection: IEPFA's Six Modules of Short Film 'Hisaab Ki Baat' Launched

The Investor Education & Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) has come up with six modules of short films to highlight the importance of budget, saving, importance of Insurance schemes, various social security schemes of the government.
The modules — of 5 minutes duration each —also portray the consequences of a common man falling prey to the ponzu schemes and how they should protect themselves from such schemes.
The six modules of short films titled "Hisaab Ki Kitaab" was launched by Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Singh Thakur.
Hisaab ki kitab is a series of six short films, developed by CSC eGov as a part of their training tool. These short films will be used by IEPFA and its partnering organisation for Investor Awareness Programs across the country.

Jun 03, 2021

Belgian Experts Frustrated at Lack of Initiative from Museums and Government

An independent panel of scholars and experts has called on Belgian museums to restitute artefacts acquired in a colonial context and urged the government to create a neutral commission to evaluate restitution requests, an independent institute for provenance research, and a new law to facilitate returns.
Their proposals are similar to guidelines put forward in Germany and the Netherlands. But there is one big difference—in those countries, the guidelines were commissioned and adopted by the authorities. In Belgium, no official proposals on decolonising museums and restituting objects looted in the colonial era have so far been presented.

May 30, 2021

Louvre Gets its First Female Leader in 228 Years

Historian Laurence des Cars becomes the first female president of Musée du Louvre, the world's largest museum in Paris, France in 228 years. She was appointed as the first female president of Musée du Louvre by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.
Laurence des Carsis currently heading the Musée d'Orsay, the Paris landmark museum which is dedicated to 19th-century art. On September 1, 2021, she will replace the current president, Jean-Luc Martinez, who had been heading the Orsay museum for the past eight years.

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