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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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