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ART AND CULTURE - September 2020

Sep 2020

Mar 03, 2022

Craft Safari in Kashmir: A Move to Revive State's Centuries Old Hand-made Craft

Kashmir handmade craft, which is world-famous and helped Srinagar city to get recognised as the UNESCO's Creative City in the field of craft and art, is being revived now. The Jammu Kashmir government, under the Kashmir handicraft department, started a process in a unique way to give new life to those world-famous dying craft of Kashmir.
Craft Safari is a new way adopted by authorities for the revival of the cultural heritage of Kashmir.
The handicraft department makes sure that the safari members create awareness about those crafts. The craft safari included visiting artisans of crafts like Paper Mache, Woodcarving, Pottery, Silverware, Copperware, NamdhaKari, Pashmina and Silk Carpets. This is to boost the historic heritage crafts of Kashmir and give them a better market because for the last two decades those heritage crafts have seen slow death due to the non-availability of the market.

Feb 26, 2022

Shrine Found in Jordanian Desert is 9,000 Years Old

Archaeologists uncovered a 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan's eastern desert that was likely used in the practice of religious hunting rituals.
The site lies in the Khashabiyeh Mountains, located in the eastern Al-Jafr Basin.
A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists excavated the site in 2021 and found a variety of artifacts and geologic treasures, including 150 marine fossils, animal figurines, well-made flint tools, an altar and hearth, and two large stones with carved, human facial features. The team also discovered an architectural model of a "desert kite," a type of mass trap used to capture wild gazelles and deer.

Feb 24, 2022

ISRO Chairman Inaugurates Renovated Space Museum

S. Somanath, chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), inaugurated the renovated Space Museum at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC). He also declared the museum open to the public. VSSC director S. Unnikrishnan Nair and other senior officials were present.

Feb 23, 2022

ICCR Indian Crafts Fair

With an aim to popularise traditional Indian crafts among the diplomatic community, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is organising a crafts exhibition-cum-fair in the capital this week. The mela, named 'Coalescence: Craft-Culture-Community-Climate,' will be held at Bikaner House. It was inaugurated on February 23 by Meenakshi Lekhi, the Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs, in the presence of ICCR president Vinay Sahasrabuddhe.
The three-day mela is an experience of India's cultural heritage and craft practices that help to balance the ecology of the planet. It was curated by Jaya Jaitly of Dastkari Haat Samiti. It had 22 craft persons from 11 states under five categories — crafts, textiles, traditional and folk art, beauty aromatics and recycled products.

Feb 22, 2022

Dredging Museum 'Nikarshan Sadan' inaugurated by the Union Minister Sarbananda Sonawal

Sarbananda Sonowal India's Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH inaugurated Nikarshan Sadan" – The Dredging Museum at DCI campus in Vishakhapatnam. This museum displays models of different types of dredgers, vintage photos & historical milestones from the Eastern Port City of Vizag.
Union Minister Sonowal also addressed the employees and stated that DCI is a very important organisation in the Maritime Sector. He also added that Dredging is very important for the existence of the port and in the competitive world.
DCI is celebrating 45 years of its dedicated dredging services to the Nation's ports, also coinciding with the "Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav".
Minister Sonowal also inaugurated skill development facility -Centre of Excellence in Maritime and Shipbuilding (CEMS) at an event in Visakhapatnam. The Visakhapatnam facility of CEMS has 18 state-of-the-art labs, covering each and every aspect of manufacturing.

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