UNESCO-listed musical instrument stifled in Afghanistan

UNESCO-listed musical instrument stifled in Afghanistan

Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi’s cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national musical instrument of his homeland, took shape under his deft hands.Sakhi has crafted two rubabs a month for decades, and he refuses to set down his tools even as a Taliban crackdown strangles music in … Read more

5 Unesco World Heritage Sites With Educational Roots

5 Unesco World Heritage Sites With Educational Roots

Unesco designation: 2016 Established in the 5th century CE, Nalanda was a premier Buddhist monastic university, and the most ancient university in the Indian subcontinent, attracting scholars worldwide. One of the world’s first residential universities, it had over 10,000 students and 2,000 teachers. Source link

Local staff restrict photography at the UNESCO site of Somanathapur

Local staff restrict photography at the UNESCO site of Somanathapur

Many visitors have complained of restrictions on photography by the local staff of Keshava temple at Somanathapur, though there is no such a rule. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram Scores of tourists visiting the Keshava Temple at Somanathpur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are being routinely prevented from photographing the iconic monument in contravention of … Read more

The Himalayan Knot | How Royal Enfield and its bikers are documenting the Northeast’s culture

The Himalayan Knot | How Royal Enfield and its bikers are documenting the Northeast’s culture

It is a warm day in the Chirang district of Bongaigaon, a two-hour drive from Guwahati, Assam. We are at the handloom section at the ANT (Action North East) campus. Since last year, Royal Enfield has been collaborating with the NGO — which works for women’s empowerment and to create voluntary action in the Northeast … Read more

India nominates “Maratha Military Landscapes” for inclusion in UNESCO World Heritage List for 2024-25

India nominates “Maratha Military Landscapes” for inclusion in UNESCO World Heritage List for 2024-25

A bird’s eye view of Pratapgad Fort, which is located about 22 kms from Maharashtra’s highest hill station, Mahabaleshwar. File India has nominated the “Maratha Military Landscapes”, a network of forts that showcase the strategic military powers of Maratha rule, for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list for 2024-25. The 12 components of this … Read more

AI-supercharged neurotech threatens mental privacy: UNESCO – ET HealthWorld

AI-supercharged neurotech threatens mental privacy: UNESCO – ET HealthWorld

Paris: The combination of “warp speed” advances in neurotechnology, such as brain implants or scans that can increasingly peek inside minds, and artificial intelligence poses a threat to mental privacy, UNESCO warned on Thursday. The UN’s agency for science and culture has started developing a global “ethical framework” to address human rights concerns posed by … Read more

Experts call for global collaboration on bringing equality to publisher-platform relationship

Experts call for global collaboration on bringing equality to publisher-platform relationship

Leading experts from Canada and the United States have called upon countries around the world, including India, to join hands across borders and replicate Canada’s upcoming news media bargaining code. During the virtual 2nd Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) Dialogue on Friday, the experts exchanged ideas on how to restore fairness to the relationship between … Read more

French baguettes get UNESCO heritage status

French baguettes get UNESCO heritage status

French baguette breads on display at a bakery in Caen, western France | Photo Credit: AFP The French baguette — “250 grams of magic and perfection”, in the words of President Emmanuel Macron, and one of the abiding symbols of the nation — was given UNESCO heritage status on Wednesday. The bread, with its crusty … Read more

Great Barrier Reef should be placed on the ‘in danger’ list, UN-backed report shows | CNN

Great Barrier Reef should be placed on the ‘in danger’ list, UN-backed report shows | CNN

CNN  —  The Great Barrier Reef should be added to the list of world heritage sites that are “in danger”, a team of scientists concluded after conducting a mission to the world’s largest coral reef system. In a new UN-backed report released on Monday, the scientists said that the reef is facing major threats due … Read more