New Delhi, October 14, 2023: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is planning to establish gift shops in its monuments creating an opportunity for the Cultural and Creative Industries to work closely with the monuments. ASI intends to leverage souvenirs for generating interest and promotion of heritage monuments. In order to enhance interest and recognition of […]
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Archaeological Survey of India all set to begin Excavation at Purana Qila again
New Delhi, January 23, 2023: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is all set to begin excavation at at Delhi’s Purana Qila again. The excavation will be led by Vasant Swarnkar and would be the third season of excavation at Purana Qila after excavations in the year 2013-14 & 2017-18. The objective of the latest […]
Free shooting will be allowed in ASI monuments starting from 25th December 2020
New Delhi, December 25, 2020: As a part of celebrations to commemorate the 75th year of India’s Independence, people or agencies working on projects involving the Heritage, National language promotion, Indian tradition and culture, Freedom fighters, Freedom struggle, Folk music and Language and Tourism will be exempt from paying fees for shooting photographs or videos at […]
Tourism: ASI identified 138 monuments as must-see monuments in country
Archaeological Survey of India has identified 138 numbers of monuments as Must-See Monuments and information thereof is made available on the “Must See” portal of Archaeological Survey of India. There are 38 World Heritage Sites in India, out of which 22 Cultural Sites including monuments/ buildings and caves are under protection of Archaeological Survey of […]
‘Gallery of Confiscated and Retrieved Antiquities’ opens at Purana Qila
The Minister of State for Culture & Tourism (Independent charge), Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated ‘Gallery of Confiscated and Retrieved Antiquities’ at Purana Qila in New Delhi today. Curated by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the Gallery is located in the arched cells of Purana Qila and displays confiscated and retrieved antiquities to public. The display […]
Iron Age settlement relics found in Maharastra’s Phupgaon!
The recent excavation carried out by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at Maharashtra’s Phupgaon has revealed evidence of an Iron Age settlement in the Vidarbha region. The excavation at the site was taken up between December, 2018 and March, 2019. The team of ASI took up an intensive survey in the region between Chandur Bazar […]
PM inaugurates Virtual Experiential Museum at Man – Mahal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the newly established Virtual Experiential Museum (VEM) in a Centrally Protected Monument under Archeological Survey of India, Man – Mahal, situated on the bank of the Ganges near holy Dashashwamedh Ghat at Varanasi today. Virtual Experiential Museum has been established by the National Council of Science Museum (NCSM) working under […]
Copper coins belonging to the medieval period found in the premises of Khirki Mosque
The Archaeological Survey of India (Delhi Circle) of Ministry of Culture has discovered a hoard of 254 Copper Coins in the premises of Khirki Mosque during the course of conservation of the monument. The Khirki Mosque lies on the southern periphery of the village Khirki. Khirki mosque was built by Khan-i-Jahan Junan Shah, the Prime Minister of […]
Government quashes reports on assigning Monument Mitra to heritage sites in Delhi
Narendra Modi government has taken note of the reports which some sections of the press published on 01st and 02nd July 2018 with the headline “Red Fort, four other Delhi heritage sites get Monument Mitra.” The Ministry of Tourism today has clarified that ‘all these articles had certain serious factual discrepancies.’ It also stated that […]