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GHF Sponsors First Annual Indus Heritage Day

May 10, 2012

Three California-based organizations — the India Community Center, Pakistani American Culture Center, and 1947 Partition Archive — teamed up on April 29th in Milpitas to host the first annual Indus Heritage Day, designed to celebrate shared South Asian histories. This year’s festivities focused on the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, a highly advanced but little known culture that was at its height more than 4,000 years ago.

Tags: Asia, Global Heritage Fund, India, Indus, Indus Heritage Day, Pakistan, South Asia

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GHF Featured by CNN, AFP, Condé Nast Traveler

May 08, 2012

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One goal of last Thursday’s The Forum on Global Heritage in a Developing World: Focus on Asia, hosted in partnership with the Asia Society in New York, was to “increase public awareness of a global crisis.” So far, the results have been promising, with several major media outlets helping to spread GHF’s message.

Tags: Asia, Asia’s Heritage in Peril, Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia, China, Events, Forum on Global Heritage in a Developing World, Global Heritage Fund, India, Pingyao, Rakhigarhi, Southeast Asia

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India’s Chandraketugarh to Become Heritage Village

January 20, 2012

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Since its discovery by construction workers in West Bengal more than a century ago, the 2,500-year-old site of Chandraketugarh has been partially excavated, occasionally celebrated, but never adequately preserved.

Tags: Archaeological Survey of India, Asia, Chandraketugarh, Excavation, India, Looting

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GHF Announces 2011 Preservation Fellows

July 22, 2011

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GHF is pleased to announce the 16 recipients of the 2011 Global Heritage Preservation Fellowships. Intended to support cultural heritage preservation and community development at sites throughout the developing world, the Global Heritage Preservation Fellowship Program provides support to young researchers to make a difference while gaining skills and experience in the field.

Tags: Afghanistan, Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia, Chavin de Huantar, China, Fujian Tulous, Hampi, India, Marcahuamachuco, Mes Aynak, Micronesia, Pakistan, Peru, Pingyao, Preservation Fellowships, Turkey, Turkmenistan

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Illegal Quarrying Leads to Collapse at Hampi’s Varaha Temple

July 01, 2011

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A team of experts from Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has begun rebuilding a wall of the Varaha temple, part of UNESCO World Heritage and GHF project site Hampi, after it crumbled due to rainfall and mining in the area.

Tags: Unesco, India, Hampi, Archaeological Survey of India

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International Day for Monuments and Sites Celebrates World’s Cultural Heritage

April 22, 2011

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This past Monday marked the 29th annual International Day for Monuments and Sites, which meant special activities to promote cultural heritage around the world.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Events, ICOMOS, India, Jamaica, Pakistan, Russia, UNESCO

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GHF Leads Historic Restoration Project at Hampi, Ancient Capital of the Vijayanagara Kingdom

January 24, 2011

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Situated along the banks of the Tungabhadra River, the site of Hampi, India, is one of the world’s most stunning archaeological ruins, with its collection of over 500 monuments spread across 26 square kilometers of spectacular natural scenery.

Tags: Asia, GHN, Hampi, India, Restoration

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Satkhanda Tower Subject to Constant Vandalism, Despite Continued Preservation Efforts

December 02, 2010

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One step forward, two steps back. That seems to be the pattern preservation experts in Lucknow, India face in their battle to save the Satkhanda tower, as repairs are continuously damaged within weeks of completion.

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Maluti Temples, India

Edifices to the Kings of the Pala Dynasty

October 26, 2010

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Maluti, a small village located on the border of Jharkhand and Bengal, is famous for it 108 ancient temples that date back to the 18th century. The temples, made of terracotta, have great historical and religious significance, and contain Pala structures that have helped date the site archaeologically.

Tags: Asia, India, Insufficient Management, Maluti Temples, Neglect

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