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ART AND CULTURE - June 2019

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Oct 19, 2020

Large 2,000-year-old Cat Discovered in Peru's Nazca Lines

The figure of a relaxing cat has been discovered in the Nazca desert in Peru.
The Nazca lines, a Unesco World Heritage site, is home to designs on the ground - known as geoglyphs - created some 2,000 years ago.
Scientists believe the cat, as with other Nazca animal figures, was created by making depressions in the desert floor, leaving coloured earth exposed.
The cat then went unnoticed until plans were recently drawn up for a new path leading to an observation platform.
The platform would have provided a vantage point for visitors to see many of the other geoglyphs.

Sep 16, 2020

UK Hands Over 3 Stolen Ancient Idols to India

The British police handed over to India ancient idols of Lord Ram, Lakshman and Sita that were stolen from Tamil Nadu in 1978, as part of growing efforts to return artefacts of India's cultural heritage from across the world.
The idols, being sent back to Tamil Nadu, were stolen from a temple built in the Vijayanagar period in the Nagapattinam district.
They were voluntarily handed over to the police by an unidentified UK-based collector when informed that they were stolen property.

Sep 13, 2020

Confederate Soldier Statue Removed

A statue of a Confederate soldier has been taken down in the US city of Charlottesville, Virginia, the scene of a far-right rally three years ago.
Crowds cheered as a crane removed the bronze figure, known as "At Ready".
There has been an increased focus on monuments connected to slavery in the wake of mass anti-racism protests in the US and abroad this year.
A number of statues have been removed as a result.
Memorials to the Confederacy, a group of southern states that fought in favour of slavery against the Union in the American Civil War of 1861-65, have been among those targeted.

Sep 12, 2020

Indian Filmmaker Tamhane's 'The Disciple' Eyes Success In Toronto

Mumbai-based film director Chaitanya Tamhane is currently in the first week of a mandatory quarantine in India after having retuned from Venice. That might be a small price to pay for being able to walk the red carpet at the Biennale as his 2020 feature film, The Disciple, premiered at the prestigious Italian film festival.
In a year that's been low-key for movies due to the coronavirus pandemic and related curbs, The Disciple is the only Indian selection at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Canada.
In order to travel to Venice for the Biennale, Tamhane required "special exception" from the external affairs ministry. It was the first Indian film since Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding in 2001 to be selected in the competition category at Venice.

Jun 17, 2020

500-Year-Old Temple Found Submerged in Odisha's Mahanadi

An ancient temple that remained submerged in Mahanadi in Odisha has been found, said experts who are leading a documentation project of heritage sites in the river valley.
The 60-feet temple, believed to be around 500 years old, was located recently during an exercise as part of the project, said Anil Dhir, project coordinator of the Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTACH) in Odisha.
The temple was found in the mid-river near Baideswar in the Padmavati area in Cuttack.
The temple dates back to the late 15th or early 16th century, considering the construction style of the Mastaka and the materials used for the construction.

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