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ART AND CULTURE - June 2019

Jun 2019

Jan 19, 2021

UK Set New Laws to Protect Historic Statues

The UK government unveiled new laws to protect England's cultural and historic heritage in the form of statues and monuments to ensure they are not removed at a whim.
The move comes in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests in the country last year targeting several historic monuments, including with graffiti on Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Parliament Square in London.
Another set of protesters had succeeded in pulling down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol and dumping it into the river during UK-wide demonstrations against the killing of 46-year-old African-American George Floyd in the US.
The new legal protections mean that historic statues should be retained and explained for future generations and individuals who want to remove any historic statue, whether protected with a listed status or not, will now require listed building consent or planning permission.

Jan 18, 2021

Temple and Coffins Unearthed at Egypt's Archaeological Site

Archaeologists have been giving more details about a significant find at Saqqara, an ancient Egyptian site south of the capital, Cairo.
News of the discovery of a temple broke, and now the experts have been talking about the contents of more than 50 coffins that were unearthed.
One of the coffins belonged to a soldier, and included his weapon - an axe.
Other objects found included masks, wooden boats and a length of papyrus. Written on it was a chapter from what was described as a "book of the dead".
Games that the ancient Egyptians liked were placed in among the mummified corpses, so they could play them in the afterlife.
The chief archaeologist said it was believed that those who won at a game called "Senet" would pass on to paradise.

India's First Labour Movement Museum to Come up in Kerala

The country's first Labour Movement Museum, showcasing the history of the world labour movement, would be launched in Kerala's houseboat tourism hub, Alappuzha.
The museum will feature a huge repository of documents and exhibits that shaped the labour movements across the continents and impacted Alappuzha, the cradle of the labour movement in the country, in particular and Kerala in general.
Located alongside the Port and Coir museums displaying the town's rich maritime heritage, the Labour Movement Museum, the first such window in the country on the class struggle and spirited fight of workers, is part of a larger project that will also be of tourist appeal.

Jan 11, 2021

From Khirki to Fathepur and 'Sambhaji Nagar', the Many Names of Aurangabad

The historic city of Aurangabad in Maharashtra has become the centre of a debate between ruling allies Shiv Sena and Congress, after the former sought to rename the city as "Sambhaji Nagar" in honour of Chhatrapati Sambahji Maharaj, son of the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji, who was killed by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
The move, however, is opposed by the Congress which claims the renaming is not part of the Common Minimum Programme of the state government and that politics over renaming of cities creates a rift among people.
The issue, however, is not new and has often popped up during elections. Going back in history, the name change was first proposed by late Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray in May 1988, during the party's expansion drive in Maharasthra. Thackeray had justified the renaming saying that Sambhaji Maharaj was kept captive and tortured by Aurangzeb, who had lived in Aurangabad until his death. Ever since, the Shiv Sena has raised the demand of renaming the city.

Jan 05, 2021

New coin to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's 95th birthday in 2021

A new 5 pound coin to commemorate the 95^th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II in April will be among a set of new commemorative coinage to be issued in 2021, the UK's Royal Mint said.
The release of a 5 pound coin is reserved for significant royal events and the latest one will depict the royal cypher "EIIR", above the words "My Heart and My Devotion", an ode to part of the monarch's 1957 Christmas Day broadcast which became the very first to be televised.

Dec 28, 2020

Singapore's 'Hawker' Culture Gets UNESCO Recognition

The Hawker Culture of street food in Singapore has been inducted by UNESCO in its prestigious 'Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity'.
The Hawker Culture is a popular Singaporean style of street dining and culinary practices in a multicultural urban environment.
Hawker centres are naturally-ventilated premises with stalls selling food from various cultures like Chinese, Malay, Indian, among others.
The Hawkers of Singapore are known to master a variety of cuisines which they serve at the 'community dining rooms' where people from across all walks of life gather and share their unique experiences.

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