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Deepavali Added to UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage List India Welcomes Move

UNESCO has officially recognized Deepavali, the Festival of Lights, by adding it to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This significant move places Deepavali alongside cultural…

Garba of Gujarat makes it to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list

Gujarat’s traditional Garba dance has been granted approval by UNESCO for inclusion in the “Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,” as announced by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel…

Kerala’s Kozhikode named India’s first ‘City of Literature’ by Unesco

Kozhikode, a city in the Indian state of Kerala, has been officially designated as a UNESCO City of Literature. This recognition makes Kozhikode the first Indian city to receive this…

Significance of Literacy on International Literacy Day

International Literacy Day, observed on September 8th, is a global initiative that underscores the importance of literacy as a fundamental human right and a key driver for sustainable development. Established…

Hyderabad boy Vedant bags Rs 1 crore scholarship to study in US varsity that gave 17 Nobel laureates

Vedant Anandwade, of Hyderabad, received a scholarship of Rs. 1.3 crore from Case Western Reserve University in the United States for his pre-medical undergraduate studies in neuroscience and psychology. The…