Literature

Litterateur Buddhadeb Guha hospitalised with respiratory complications

Shawdesh Desk: Eminent Bengali litterateur Buddhadeb Guha again admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata with respiratory complications. The 85-year old writer has been taking treatment at the hospital in

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The tattooist creating body-positive ‘roll flowers’

Shawdesh Desk: lowers have been a tattoo staple for centuries, from traditional scarlet roses to delicate watercolor bouquets. But tattooist Carrie Metz-Caporusso’s new designs are a groundbreaking take on the

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Delhi govt to nominate only doctors, health workers for Padma awards

Shawdesh Desk: In a major breakthrough, the Delhi government has decided to nominate only doctors and paramedic staffs in the capital for the Padma awards, one of the highest civilian

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Chile’s ancient mummies added to UN heritage list

Shawdesh Desk; Chile’s Chinchorro mummies, the oldest in the world to have been purposefully preserved by humans, were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List on Tuesday. The mummies, which were

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Lesser-known Telangana temple becomes a World Heritage Site

Shawdesh desk; On Sunday, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed the 13th-century Ramappa in Palampet, Telangana as a World Heritage Site. A consensus was reached in

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Rock art Hima added as Saudi Arabia’s sixth UNESCO World Heritage Site

Shawdesh desk: A sixth site in Saudi Arabia has been added to UNESCO’s world heritage list, the UN organisation announced on Saturday. Hima, in the Gulf state’s southwest, is home

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Researchers identify 14 living descendants of Leonardo da Vinci’s family

Shawdesh Desk: Decades-long research into Leonardo da Vinci’s purported remains has revealed how many people currently alive can claim to be descendants of the family of the Renaissance genius and

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Fingerprint found on 500-year-old statue may belong to Michelangelo

Shawdesh desk: A small wax statue may have brought us closer than ever to Michelangelo, after museum experts found what they believe to be the Renaissance master’s fingerprint — or

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