A landmark location classified as a protected heritage area by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for its historical, scientific, cultural or other significance. The system was constituted in 1972, and as of writing, there are nearly 1,127 sites that have been categorised as World Heritage Sites.
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Reproduce
A collective of artists in New Delhi working on sound and music across physical and digital venues, with an emphasis…
Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
Founded in 1958 and located in Thrissur, it is an arts and culture institution managed by the Kerala state government’s…
Sahitya Akademi
Established in 1952 and inaugurated in 1954, it is India’s National Academy of Letters, created for the promotion and preservation…
Gram Art Project
A collective of farmers, artists and makers in Paradsinga village in Madhya Pradesh who create artworks that take the form…
Lalit Kala Akademi Award
An annual award given by the Lalit Kala Akademi that recognises artists for their contributions to the arts.
Nayanar
A group of sixty-three Shaivite poet-saints in Tamil Nadu between the third to eighth century CE. Belonging to diverse castes,…
Women’s Art Institute
An institution in Calcutta (present-day Kolkata) that taught photography, typing and watch repair to women. It was established in 1916…
Rabindra Bharati Society
An organisation established in 1945 at Jorasanko in Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, after Rabindranath Tagore's death for the dissemination…