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8 hours ago · At the beginning of the 1900s, the Ranas wanted their palaces lit, leading to the development of the Pharping hydropower project. After its completion, to avoid any potential harm to the Ranas' palaces, the electricity was tested elsewhere. The Rana chose the house of a commoner involved in the project for these tests.
1 day ago · 1) Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World (2017) "Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World" is a Canadian documentary directed by Catherine Bainbridge and Alfonso Maiorana. The film explores the significant contributions of Indigenous musicians to rock music in Canada and the United States.
3 days ago · Kamala Harris is proud of her South Asian roots. “My mother, grandparents, aunts and uncle instilled us with pride in our South Asian roots,” Harris wrote in her 2019 autobiography, “The ...
8 hours ago · They appreciated the unique charm of the intangible cultural heritages in Gansu, such as Thangka craft, Hui brick carving, colored pottery painting, etc., which exhibited profound traditional ...
19 hours ago · The medals feature a “mirror-polished gold” surface, according to Verhulle, designed to maximise their radiance. A “unique facet allows light to be caught and reflected”, creating a dynamic visual effect, with “a piece of the Eiffel Tower, cut into a Hexagon, set in the center like a precious stone with the Parisian jewellery ...
1 day ago · List of destroyed heritage - Wikipedia. This is a list of cultural heritage sites that have been damaged or destroyed accidentally, deliberately, or by a natural disaster, sorted by continent, then by country. Cultural heritage can be subdivided into two main types—tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
5 days ago · Yi Hwang (1501-1570), a man of profound learning and high moral character, is one of the two greatest Korean Neo-Confucian scholars of the Joseon era (1392-1910), the other being his younger contemporary Yi I (Yulgok). Yi Hwang had a pleasant and modest personality and was a good filial son who understood proper etiquette even as a child.
