Ministry of Culture in Collaboration with Prasiddha Foundation Organises Delhi International Arts...
Ministry of Culture in collaboration with Prasiddha Foundation inaugurated Delhi International Arts Festival at Kartavya Path with the tag-line – 'Where Bharat Meets India'.
The festival aims to celebrate the great Epics, the Warriors Who Fought for Our Freedom, and the many policy decisions and schemes instituted by our Government towards 'Women Empowerment', towards 'Cleaning Our Holy Rivers', towards keeping our Country 'Clean and Free from Dirt and Disease'.
Gujarat's Vadnagar, Modhera Sun Temple on UNESCO Sites Tentative List
Two heritage sites from Gujarat, the Sun Temple at Modhera and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hometown Vadnagar, both in Mehasana district, found place among the three sites from India that were added to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
The third site added to the list is rock-cut relief sculptures of Unakoti in Tripura.
As per the UNESCO website, a tentative list is an inventory of those properties which each state party intends to consider for nomination.
Dec 19, 2022
Bolivian Film Utama Wins Suvarna Chakoram at IFFK 2022
Bolivian film Utama, which brilliantly portrayed the daily struggles of people faced with a drought, won the Golden Crow Pheasant award aka Suvarna Chakoram for best film at the 27th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). The Rajatha Chakoram — Silver Crow Pheasant — for the best director went to Turkey's Tayfun Pirselimoglu.
Utama, which tells the story of Clever who visits his elderly grandparents in a midst of a drought, is directed by Alejandro Loayza Grisi. The award was received by film producer Santiago Loayza Grisi, who is also Alejandro's twin brother.
The award, that carries a purse of Rs. 20 lakh and a certificate, was presented by Culture Minister V. N. Vasavan. Tayfun received Rs. 4 lakh and a certificate. He won the award for his film Kerr, which is based on the life of a young man who witnesses a murder.
Dec 18, 2022
The 20th Chennai International Film Festival Thrown Open
The 20th Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) was formally launched with an inaugural ceremony. The eight-day film festival (December 15-22) was inaugurated by Minister for Information and Publicity M.P. Saminathan, who expressed his elation that the festival was taking place in a grand manner, especially after the pandemic.
Organised by the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF) in association with PVR Cinemas, the CIFF films will be screened at Sathyam Multiplex and Anna Cinemas in Chennai.
Apart from the world cinema section, 15 films which include three Tamil movies will be screened as part of the Indian Panorama. As a part of the Tamil film competition section, 12 films will be screened. The jury this year will select and give away nine awards in this category.
Dec 14, 2022
The 20th Edition of Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival
The 20th Edition of the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival was held in Kathmandu, Nepal. This year, the festival was held from December 8 to 12, 2022. The festival resumed its physical screening after two years, because of the pandemic and showcased numerous films from across the world.
The key focus of the film fest was on the mountain communities and cultures to Nepalese audiences. This year, the audience witnessed more than 60 films from 30 different countries, at the Rastriya Sabga Griha and Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Exhibition Road.
The theme of the film fest was 'Sustainable Summits' and featured documentaries, fiction, shorts as well as experimental and animated films.
Indian film Bandhua (Bonded), directed by Shobhit Jain was also featured in the International Competitive Film category along with films like Ayena, Before You were my Mother, and Matto ki Saikil.
Dec 13, 2022
MP: Country's First Infantry Museum to be Inaugurated in Mhow
The country's first infantry museum will be inaugurated in Mhow cantonment in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh on December 16. Final preparations are underway in Mhow cantonment for the inauguration of the Infantry Research Centre and Museum.
The museum will showcase Infantry Corps' history from 1747 to 2020, in which the sacrifice of valour and valiant soldiers have been preserved in statues, murals and photo galleries.
The first phase of the museum has been completed, while the work on the second phase is underway.
The museum, housed in a three-storey building spread on two acres of land, is being built in three phases.
ASI Begins Restoration Work of Iconic Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow
The Archeological Survey of India started the restoration work of the iconic Rumi Darwaza to plug cracks and strengthen the over two century-old Nawab-era structure.
The restoration work will be completed in around five to six months and the local administration has stopped the movement of traffic under the three arches of the structure.
ASI officials said that besides damage to the parapets, the monument has also developed cracks in its arch and water seepage has also been seen in its central portion.
Rumi Darwaza is a 238-year-old structure and is in dire need of restoration work.
Located in the Hussainabad area of Lucknow, Rumi Darwaza is part of historical Nawab era structures which are tourist hotspots in the city.
Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula, who ruled Awadh from 1775 to 1797, shifted the capital from Faizabad to Lucknow in 1775. Nine years later in 1784, he commissioned the construction of Asafi Imambara (Bada Imambara) and Rumi Darwaza in the middle of a devastating famine as an effort to give employment and revenue to the public, according to historians.
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