To me heritage means much more than monuments and artifacts! It is a way of life. Customs, traditions, rituals, festivals, languages, dialects, art, craft, music, poetry, stories, songs, dance, sculpture, costumes, accessories, cinema, theater, folk-lore, mythology..... The list is endless. In short, heritage summarizes the ethos and culture of a civilization.
Everything that is worth preserving, revering and passing on to the next generation constitutes heritage. It is heritage which defines us as individuals and collectively, as citizens.
Heritage would definitely include the way we treat each other and outsiders! 'Atithi Devo Bhava' is not just a saying. It is an idiom of the Indian tradition of going all out to welcome and be hospitable to guests, irrespective of whether they are known to us or are even strangers!
Ayurveda and Yoga are undoubtedly the gems of our Indian heritage.
Here are some more gems of heritage, culled from my trips in India:
Everything that is worth preserving, revering and passing on to the next generation constitutes heritage. It is heritage which defines us as individuals and collectively, as citizens.
Heritage would definitely include the way we treat each other and outsiders! 'Atithi Devo Bhava' is not just a saying. It is an idiom of the Indian tradition of going all out to welcome and be hospitable to guests, irrespective of whether they are known to us or are even strangers!
Ayurveda and Yoga are undoubtedly the gems of our Indian heritage.
Here are some more gems of heritage, culled from my trips in India:
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| Sculptures depicting Bharatanatyam dance Chidambaram temple |
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| Meditation center - Auroville Puducherry |
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| Meticulously caved rock - Arjuna's penance Mamallapuram |
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| Wall painting |
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| Ivory sculptures - Madurai |
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| Shiv temple - Rameshwaram |
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| Ornate door carving |
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| Sri Brihadeeswarar temple - Thanjavur |
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| Sri Brihadeeswarar temple - Thanjavur |
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| Sea-shore - Rameshwaram |
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| Madurai Nayagar Palace - Madurai |
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| Temple - Madurai |
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| Mahalaxmi temple - Chennai |
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| Chennai |
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| Queen Victoria's Memorial - Kolkata |
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| Queen Victoria's Memorial - Kolkata |
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| Jain temple - Kolkata |
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| St. Paul's Cathedral - Kolkata |
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| Konarak - Sun temple |
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| Konarak - Sun temple |
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