Shiv Shankar, 70, is content enjoying his free afternoon and the traffic and seeing the slum children running around. To his surprise, the place where Shankar is residing for the past 12-13 years, is just outside the 15th century monument from the Lodhi dynasty. Unfortunately, over the years the place has been taken over by a slum, where people are least concerned about law and heritage. Around 10-12 shacks have come up around the “protected” sandstone structure in which Bijri Khan’s Tomb is loc...

Chinese archaeologists are preparing for another excavation at the famous terracotta army site, hoping to find more clay figures and unravel some of the mysteries left behind by the “First Emperor”. Archaeologists hoped they might find a clay figure that appeared to be “in command” of the huge underground army, said Liu Zhancheng, head of the archaeological team of the terracotta museum in Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province. Liu and his colleagues are also hoping to ascertain the success of ...

Delhi has put a step forward to bag Unesco World Heritage City status, like London, Rome, and Jerusalem. Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach) – the country’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of heritage, last week completed a blueprint of the route between the Red Fort and Humayun’s tomb along the busy Mathura Road. This heritage tourism route linking at least 30 big and small historical monuments in the capital, is under construction. On the ...