VIZAG matters - Sohan Hatangadi's Blog

In 2014, a group of heritage enthusiasts, visiting Bavikonda stumbled upon a fenced piece of  land near the ancient Buddhist Monuments. Ever since the question as to who owns the land and how they came to possess such a land next to a protected 3rd Century BC heritage site has puzzled many. Questions were asked of local administration but no answers have come in the last four years. This video highlights the story in 2 minutes.

World Heritage Day – a call to save our past Appeared in the Times of India on  17 April 2017 World Heritage Day - 18 April Tomorrow, 18th April is World Heritage Day. In 1982, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) based in France, announced 18 April as the "World Heritage Day", approved by the General Assembly of UNESCO in 1983, with the aim of enhancing awareness of the importance of the cultural heritage of humankind, and redouble efforts to protect and conserve our heritage.  In 2017, the theme is  “Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism” , chosen in relation to the United Nations International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development and in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals. What is heritage? What is Heritage in the first place? An explanation from the INTACH book titled “INTACH Jago” goes like this: “Heritage refers to something inhe...