The bazaar is understood to be named after one Edward Tiretta, who was an Italian immigrant from Venice.
The place has been identified and included in the World Monuments Watch list for 2022
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** 1,000 notified monuments to get pvt operators
“We are targeting about 1,000 historical sites or monuments across states to be placed under Monument Mitra schemes or some other variants.
The Union culture ministry is working on a plan to hand over about 1,000 notified heritage sites and monuments to private players or non-government organisations for maintenance under a special arrangement such as the Monument Mitra (adopt a heritage) scheme.
“We are targeting about 1,000 historical sites or monuments across states to be placed under Monument Mitra schemes or some other variants. We are working on it. This modal will help to spruce up several monuments such as Purana Quila and Safdarjung Tomb (in Delhi). They are not in very good state. Once improved, we can promote them for tourism promotion,” said a senior official.
** Special postal cover on RRK Murthy released
The Vijayawada Division of the postal department has released a special cover featuring Acharya Rayasam Radha Krishna Murthy, founder of Spandana magazine, of Guntur district.
RRK Murthy is known for reciting the bible on the radio for over 25 years.
Postmaster-General, Vijayawada, Syed Rasheed released the special cover in the city on Monday.
Postmaster General, Visakhapatnam Dr. M. Venkateswarlu, Sr. Superintendent of Postoffices K.S. Venkateswara Rao and others were present on the occasion.
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** Take pride in Tamil, says Modi
PM stresses language diversity of India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that every citizen should be proud that the world’s oldest language, Tamil, is in India. Emphasising the importance of the mother tongue in his ‘M ann Ki Baat’ radio show, Mr. Modi said, “The mother and mother tongue, both together strengthen the foundation of life, lending it permanence. Just like we cannot abandon our mother, similarly, we cannot leave our mother tongue either.”
He said the country was proud to be associated with 121 forms of mother tongues, 14 of which are spoken by over one crore people in everyday life.
In 2019, Hindi was ranked third among the most spoken languages of the world. “Every Indian should be proud of this, too. Language is not just a medium of expression, but also serves to preserve the culture and heritage of society,” Mr. Modi said, highlighting the contribution of Surjan Parohi, a famous Hindi poet from Suriname, whose forefathers had gone there along with thousands of workers to earn a living.
** Tirupati celebrates its 892nd birthday
Saint Ramanuja laid stone for the temple city on February 24 in 1130
With garlands of mango leaves and saffron festoons crisscrossing the four roads encircling the Sri Govindaraja temple and plantain trees adorning either side of the road, the core area of the temple city wore a festive look on its 892 nd birthday on Thursday.
According to inscriptions, it was on February 24 in the year 1130 that Vaishnavite saint Bhagawad Ramanuja laid the foundation stone for the temple and the four Mada streets around the shrine, which became the first step towards building the township.
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** Roll call at Indian restaurants abroad
MTR in London, Sona in New York, Tres Ind in Dubai — with more Indian restaurants opening internationally.
Spanking new openings, however, are reporting housefuls every day, from Sona (Priyanka Chopra’s New York restaurant), MTR and Chourangi in London (the latter being Anjan Chatterjee’s Calcutta special eatery), to Très Ind in Dubai — not new but newly anointed as the number four swish space on the prestigious World’s 50 Best in MENA (Middle East North Africa). What is the reality behind the scenes? Are they finding it tougher to get staff, or is the new world order seeing (or expecting) easier hires from India, as countries with shortages make work visas easier?
** International Mother Language Day: Tamil poet Bharathiyar’s descendant makes language matter
‘Yamarindha mozhigalile Thamizh mozhi pol inidhavadhu engum kanom (Of all the languages that we know, there is none as sweet as Tamil),’ said Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar, expressing his reverence for Tamil.
A 100 years after the poet’s passing, the same words were quoted by his great-great-grandson Niranjan Bharathi, while reiterating the significance of the language, ahead of International Mother Language Day.
The beginner’s course will lay the foundation for anyone to write and speak basic Tamil.
** Andhra Pradesh: 8-year-old girl’s skating feat wins MLA Roja’s appreciation
Vensika Siri skates all the way from Nangili check-post to Nagari MLA’s residence covering a distance of 250 km
An 8-year-old girl of Puttur municipality in Chittoor district on Saturday performed an impressive feat of skating from the Nangili check-post on the Chittoor-Bengaluru NH in Karnataka to the residence of Nagari MLA R.K. Roja, covering a distance of about 250 kilometers.
** KSI to be first research, studies centre on Kashmir Shaivism
The Kashmir Shaiva Institute (KSI) will come up as the first research, studies and publications centre on Kashmir Shaivism, officials said on Sunday, February 21, 2022
The institute will be based in Jammu.
KSI Secretary, Vijay Kumar Kaul, told reporters that focus of the studies, research and teachings will be to enhance reach of the Shaiva philosophy “The Kashmir Shaiva Institute (KSI) will come up tomorrow in Jammu as first research, studies, teaching and publication centre of excellence across the globe on Kashmir Shaivism,” he said.
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** Kurnool lad wins Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival award
Deepak Reddy’s ‘Manasanamaha’ adjudged second runner-up in the Best Short Film category
Kurnool-based short filmmaker and director Deepak Reddy won the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award in the Best Short Film category (second runner-up) for his short film ‘Manasanamaha’ in Mumbai on Sunday night. The movie is about a young man who muses on the nature of love, recounting three relationships from his past.
The short film ‘Manasanamaha’ has also been shortlisted for Oscar-2022 from India in the Best Live Acting Short Film category.
Incidentally, at the same film festival, Allu Arjun-starrer ‘Pushpa-The Rise’ in Telugu won the ‘Film of The Year’ award.
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