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City in line for world heritage status

By Amandeep Madra on September 18, 2005

Chandigarh features among cities in the country that will be placed on the list of applicants for the status of World Heritage City under a project of the World Heritage Centre(WHC) of UNESCO. ‘The issue has cropped up following a nod from the Ministry of Tourism and Culture saying that Chandigarh be placed on the [...]

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Junking a legacy

By Amandeep Madra on August 22, 2004

  The windows of the Secretariat building were not covered with glass in the original design. ‘ Photo by Pankaj Sharma In 2000, Nachhattar Singh Mavi had been appointed Secretary of the Vidhan Sabha. He was climbing the ramp of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha to go to his new office, he noticed something amiss. It [...]

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Heritage at Risk

By Amandeep Madra on August 1, 2004

The expose of the missing Le Corbusier tapestries from the High Court reveals apathy towards heritage. Kiran Joshi weaves the story behind the artefacts.

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