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ART AND CULTURE - August 2019

Aug 2019

Dec 23, 2020

Maharashtra: 6-12 AD Sculptures Unearthed from Lake

Three stone sculptures dating back to the 6th to 12th century were found while desilting the ancient Jamsar Lake in Jawhar taluka, Palghar district. The lake was declared a wetland by the village panchayat recently, and work of desilting the 6.6-hectare water body has been underway for a month.
The workers stumbled upon the sculptures that had images of war heroes and a five-headed cow, said villager Balu Dhakne. Work was halted and villagers informed Jawhar tehsildar Santosh Shinde, The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will be able to throw light on the artefacts. Similar sculptures were found in 1986 in the same lake.

Dec 21, 2020

Course of Kosi River to be Diverted to Protect Archaeological Site

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that the course of the Kosi River will be diverted to protect an area in the state's Bhagalpur district, which could be a 2,500-year-old archaeological site.
Kumar visited Guwaridih village in Bihpur block, from where ancient terracotta objects such as utensils and ornaments, various tools, triangular bricks, copper coins, and fossils were recovered from beneath the earth.
Those items could be remains of the Kushan, Maurya and the Gupta era.
Bihar Heritage Development Society's Executive Director Dr. Vijay Kumar Choudhary gave details of the items displayed there to the Chief Minister.
The remains recovered could be more than 2,500 years old.
It is important to divert the Kosi River to its old course in order to protect the area and the objects which are still below the earth's surface from flood and erosion, Kumar said adding that it will be done after proper planning.

Dec 17, 2020

Museum on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

The Government of India is to open a museum on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in January 2021. The museum has been set up in Red Fort. The museum is to be inaugurated on the 123^rd birth anniversary of Netaji.
The new digitised museum is spread over three floors. The museum depicts the contributions of the legend since his childhood.
The museum has also documented the role of INA, battles fought, awakening it created and its popularity in the country. The museum highlights the role of the people of Indian origin, especially in South East Asia and their contributions to the Indian National Army.
It also depicts the secret operation of Colonel Amrik Singh Gill and four others who landed by submarine at Konark temple to establish their INA secret centres in India.

Nov 24, 2020

BAFTA Ventures into India with Breakthrough Initiative to Support New Talent

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced its 'Breakthrough Initiative' which will identify, celebrate, and support up to five talents working in film, games, or TV in India.
The flagship new talent initiative is part of BAFTA's year-round work to support new talent, operating alongside their awards ceremonies worldwide.
BAFTA Breakthrough India will help facilitate the development of relationships between British talent and India's homegrown creatives. The initiative is supported by Netflix.
BAFTA aims to work closely with local cultural bodies and industry in the country to reach each sub-region's unique landscape and identify individuals who have shown creative promise in film, games, and TV.
Participants will be selected by a jury and will be offered a year-long support programme from BAFTA and be showcased across India and the UK.

Nov 23, 2020

Provocative Marilyn Monroe Sculpture to Return to Palm Springs

A controversial 26-foot-tall Marilyn Monroe sculpture that once graced downtown Palm Springs, California is due to return, to a new location in front of the Palm Springs Art Museum.
The kitsch work by the artist Seward Johnson, which has popped up in other cities across the US over the years, depicts the famous moment from Billy Wilder's film "The Seven-Year Itch" when Monroe's white skirt gets blown up by gusts from a sidewalk grate.
When it was first shown in the California desert town, from 2012 to 2014, Forever Marilyn was a popular tourist attraction, with many visitors posing for photographs between the statue's feet. But its return is seen as an embarrassment to the feminist movement and the local art community, and the art museum's director has spoken out against it.

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