Mahabalipuram – Itisaras

The Korean connection

May 21, 2020May 26, 2020 Srishti Khurana 3 Comments Ayodhya, Ayuta, Bin dae duk, board games, Culture, diversity, Dravadian, dravido-koreanic language, fish, food, Gautam Pal, Gimhae, hallyu wave, Heo Hwang-ok, Homer B. Hulbert, K-pop, Karak clan, Kim Jung-sook, King Kim Suro, Korean dramas, Korean music, Kyugsoo Kim, language, Mahabalipuram, Manipur, mini Korea, Pachisi, Padmashree Kim Yang-shikh, Pesarattu, Princess Suriratna, Queen Heo Park, Rabindranath Tagore, Republic of Korea, Sarang, Tamil, twin fish, Yut

The richness of global cultural diversity is not restricted to individual countries but has spread across borders. Currently, the Korean culture is the talk of the town. Interestingly, India has its history intertwined with this culture since time immemorial. So this World Day of Cultural Diversity, let’s discover what connects us with the Republic of Korea celebrating the intercultural dialogue.

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Culture

Story through Sculptures

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 Editor 2 Comments architecture, Bhakti Movements, Buddhism, carve, caves, cultural, Culture, icons, Indo-Aryan, Jainism, kings, Mahabalipuram, monuments, origins, Pallava kingdom, political, sacrificial rites, sculptors, sculpture, Shiva, shrines, social, South India, temples, Vedic corpus, Vishnu, yajna

A sight almost unforgettable, wherein the streets of Mahabalipuram are seen flanked on both sides by sculptors immersed in the art of carving deities out of raw black granite pieces brings to light the entire evolution of temples in South India which now a large part of our rich cultural heritage.