With seven out of 16 awards, India bagged the highest number of awards among all the participant nations in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Asia Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation for 2017. While the award for merit was given to three Indian historical sites, the others four sites were given honourable mentions in the UNESCO awards, announced on November 1. Four of the awards winning structures are in Mumbai. The 16 winners of the UNESCO award are from six countries: Australia, China, India, Iran, New Zealand and Singapore.
Bandel Basilica Inspires Religious Harmony Across Faiths
The Basilica of the Holy Rosary, popularly known as Bandel Church in West Bengal, continues to attract thousands of pilgrims from different faiths, standing as
