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India’s 43rd World Heritage Site: Ahom Dynasty’s Moidams

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India’s 43rd World Heritage Site

The Moidams of the Ahom Dynasty at Charaideo district in Assam has been announced as India’s 43rd World Heritage Site on the day of Kargil Vijay Diwas during UNESCO’s 46th World Heritage Committee session in New Delhi. As we know United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has three categories of World Heritage Sites: … Read more

India’s 41st and 42nd World Heritage Sites: Santiniketan and Hoysala Temples

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India's 41st and 42nd World Heritage Sites

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has added ‘Santiniketan’ and ‘Hoysala Temples’ in its world heritage sites list as 41st and 42nd world heritage sites of India respectively. As we know UNESCO has three categories of world heritage sites: Natural, Cultural and mixed. Both the sites have been added in the cultural category. … Read more