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ART AND CULTURE - July 2022

Jul 2022

Aug 03, 2022

Mamallapuram to Host Tamil Nadu International Kite Festival

The maiden edition of Tamil Nadu Kite Festival is set to see custom kites, brought in by professionals from USA, Thailand, Malaysia and India, take flight, at Mamallapuram.
At the first edition of the Tamil Nadu International Kite Festival, hundreds of vibrant kites in myriad shapes and sizes will dot the sky. The event will take place at the sun-drenched, sea-kissed TTDC Ocean View, spread across 14 acres. This gives the organisers enough space to mark out dedicated zones for the different segments of the event.
Benedict Savio, founder of Global Media Box, is organising this event in association with Tamil Nadu Tourism.

Aug 01, 2022

Iconic Tripura Palace to be Turned into Museum Celebrating Royal History

The century-old iconic Pushpabanta Palace, built by an erstwhile Maharaja of Tripura, is being developed as a national-level museum and cultural centre.
Nestled on a small hillock in the capital city, the old heritage structure was built in 1917 by Maharaja Birendra Kishore Manikya, who himself was a painter and used the picturesque palatial home as a studio. It also doubled up as a guest house of the Manikya kings.
After the princely state merged with the Indian union in 1949, the 4.31-acre palace was converted into the chief commissioner's bungalow and then the Raj Bhavan till 2018. The Raj Bhavan was finally shifted to a new building in 2018.
State Tourism Minister Pranajit Sinha Roy said that Rs. 40.13 crore was sanctioned to develop the heritage structure as Maharaja Birendra Kishore Manikya Museum and Cultural Centre.
He said that it would showcase the rich heritage of all the northeastern states, Southeast Asian fine arts and contemporary photography, along with national and international archives.

Jul 29, 2022

Chola Queen Sembiyan Mahadevi's Bronze Idol, Stolen in 1929, Found in Washington Museum

A three-and-a-half feet idol of Chola queen Sembiyan Mahadevi, stolen from a temple in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam in 1929, was traced to the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington DC, USA, by the Idol Wing police, which had initiated steps to retrieve the idol.
The exquisite bronze idol was purchased by the Freer Gallery of Art from Hagop Kevorkian in New York in 1929 for an undisclosed price.

Jul 18, 2022

Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2022

Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2022 is being held from July 16, 2022 to August 14, 2022 in New Delhi.
This is the 22nd edition of the Bharat Rang Mahotsav.
It is being held as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, under name "22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2022 (Azadi Segment).
Event was inaugurated by Arjun Ram Meghwal, Malini Awasthi, and Arvind Kumar.
The 22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav is being held by National School of Drama (NSD) New Delhi.
The 22nd edition of the event aims to showcase incidents and raise awareness about unsung heroes of India's freedom struggle who have not made to India's history. For instance, in 1913, tribal people were brutally tortured and killed in Maangarh. But this incident is hardly known to people. Thus, theatre artists can prepare plays based on these incidents.
National School of Drama started the Bharat Rang Mahotsav two decade ago, in a bid to revive the growth and development of theatre across India. It is a national festival that is held annually to showcase the work of most creative theatre workers in country.

Jul 11, 2022

Sannati: Ancient Buddhist Site Finally in Focus after 20 Years

Left almost unattended to for 20 years after it came to light through the excavation by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) between 1994 and 2001, the ancient Buddhist site on the bank of Bhima River near Kanaganahalli (forming part of Sannati site) in Kalaburagi district, Karnataka finally got some attention.
The ASI has now come up with a plan for the conservation of the site at a cost of Rs. 3.5 crore and work has just begun. ASI Regional Director (South) D. Maheshwari and Circle Superintendent (Hampi) Nikhil Das are camping at the site monitoring work.
The conservation project taken up now envisages the resetting of the remains of Maha Stupa retrieved in the excavation to their original positions without much ornamentation and reconstructing of fallen portions of the Ayaka platforms using newly-fabricated bricks of the same size, shape and texture.

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