World Heritage Day 2024
Literary scholar Nachiket Joshi and conservation architect Mallika Keer love Mumbai not for its famous monuments but because of the beauty of its everyday buildings in old neighbourhoods such as Chembur and Shivaji Park. Using their Instagram pages, they hope to bring attention to these interesting structures and to the need to preserve them
18 April,2024 04:13 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
World Heritage Day 2024
Mumbai is home to countless organisations that offer diverse forms of cultural engagements. On World Heritage Day, experts talk to us about preserving intangible cultural heritage, commodification of culture, and more
18 April,2024 10:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Maitrai Agarwal
On World Heritage Day, we’ve curated an essential reading list that salutes the rich, multiple histories of Mumbai
18 April,2024 09:25 AM IST | Mumbai | The Guide Team
1944 Bombay explosion
As Mumbai observes the 79th anniversary of the explosion that rocked the city in the 1940s, Mid-day Online visited the school, which saw the debris fly into its campus. Today, the school has two pieces of propellers within its corridors. The school believes more people need to know about the incident
13 April,2024 10:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
Renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, rich biodiversity, and iconic inhabitants like the one-horned rhinoceros, Kaziranga has emerged as a top-choice destination for families and wildlife enthusiasts
04 April,2024 04:46 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
On World Water Day, we’ve curated a quiz about the most precious and common substance found on our planet. Let’s see how well you fare
22 March,2024 09:10 AM IST | Mumbai | The Guide Team
The chosen forts from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's era including Salher, Raigad, and Gingee, are spread throughout various geographies such as the Sahyadri mountain ranges, Konkan Coast, Deccan Plateau, and Eastern Ghats.
30 January,2024 11:07 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Five years after steering the campaign that gave Mumbai its third UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription, SoBo’s citizen champions execute extensive signage plan to spotlight the Ensembles’ historic buildings
21 January,2024 07:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
As World Heritage Week draws to a close, we felt it timely to curate a quiz to test your observation skills of Mumbai’s local historic sites — both familiar, as well as those that fly off the radar. Let’s see how well you score!
25 November,2023 10:00 PM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Returning after 15 years to sylvan Shantiniketan, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site last week, its core vision to fuel the arts and philosophy continues to thrive, amidst newer walls and unspoken boundaries
01 October,2023 09:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Sucheta ChakrabortyADVERTISEMENT
