World Heritage Day: India has heritage treasure; GoI should broaden safety net for lesser known monuments

World Heritage Day: India has heritage treasure; GoI should broaden safety net for lesser known monuments

On the other hand, cultural heritage which is intangible in nature is a subtle form of expression by a community depicting their ways of living, which is passed from one generation to another through continuing practices, expressions, customs, and values that are more often than not passed through oral traditions. By Monidipa Dey India, an … Read more

Coronavirus Chased Off Tourists—Lots of Locals Don’t Want Them Ever Flocking Back

Coronavirus Chased Off Tourists—Lots of Locals Don’t Want Them Ever Flocking Back

KYOTO, Japan—The bustle of tourists has disappeared from this ancient capital—only to be replaced by dissension over whether they should ever be welcomed back. Mimiko Takayasu, 80 years old, is proprietress of a century-old tea house where geisha entertain wealthy Japanese with traditional music and dance. Until the coronavirus pandemic, the streets of Gion, Kyoto’s … Read more