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One of the largest art and cultural festivals in South-East Asia, the Serendipity Arts Festival is launching a new digital experience for art lovers in quarantine. Call

Serendipity Arts Festival launches a new digital experience

One of the largest art and&nbsp;cultural&nbsp;festivals in South-East Asia, the Serendipity Arts Festival&nbsp;is launching a new digital experience for art lovers in quarantine. Called SAFxYOU&nbsp;2020, the digital initiative begins from April 25th and will go on for five days. The virtual celebration will see a combination of webinars, performances, readings and workshops exploring the world of food, film, live arts, literature and fashion. You can indulge in all of this from the comfort of your home, for free, using the festival's social media pages and a newly redesigned website.&nbsp;

While it was earlier believed that cannabis originated in India about 3,000 years ago, new research traces the controversial plant back to the Neolithic times in China

While it was earlier believed&nbsp;that cannabis originated in India about 3,000 years ago, new research traces the controversial plant back to the Neolithic&nbsp;times in modern-day China.

New research debunks the rumoured origin story of Cannabis

One of the first plants adopted for domestic use by early humans, Cannabis Sativa has been used&nbsp;in&nbsp;textiles,&nbsp;food as well as recreational and medicinal drugs for a long time. But legal restrictions&nbsp;have&nbsp;made it difficult for modern science to trace&nbsp;back&nbsp;its roots and history.&nbsp;&nbsp;
While it was commonly believed that the earliest cannabis&nbsp;plants&nbsp;came from South Asia, new research claims that the plant most likely has its roots in&nbsp;modern-day&nbsp;China.&nbsp;Published in&nbsp;the journal Science Advances, the study&nbsp;says that the Cannabis Sativa plant was first domesticated in early Neolithic times in East Asia.
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The team from Switzerland and China adds that all current hemp and drug cultivars diverged from a&nbsp;gene pool currently represented by feral plants in China.&nbsp;&nbsp;
While earlier estimates suggested that the first records of cannabis were in India about 3,000 years ago, the new research&nbsp;claims&nbsp;the crop was likely introduced&nbsp;to the Indian subcontinent&nbsp;from China, along with other crops.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interestingly, the&nbsp;scientists&nbsp;added&nbsp;that while the much-loved and defamed plant&nbsp;can be traced&nbsp;as far&nbsp;back&nbsp;as&nbsp;10,000&nbsp;to&nbsp;3,000 BC, its use and recognition as a&nbsp;psychoactive&nbsp;drug is far more recent.&nbsp;&nbsp;
In fact, the earliest evidence of the burning of cannabis dates back to a&nbsp;2,500-year-old&nbsp;tomb&nbsp;in&nbsp;western China.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;the study notes that&nbsp;the plant&nbsp;was probably not burnt as&nbsp;a&nbsp;joint&nbsp;but more as a form of&nbsp;incense.
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A research team at the Mechanical Engineering dept of IIT-BHU has developed a QR code that will be woven into handloom Banarasi sarees to confirm their authenticity.

Using modern technology to authenticate Banarasi sarees, the manufacturer will now weave a QR code into the saree&nbsp;to validate its credentials.&nbsp;

Adding a bit of tech to the age-old Banarasi saree: Scan the QR code now!

A research team at the Mechanical Engineering department of the Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) has developed a QR code that will be woven into handloom Banarasi sarees to confirm their authenticity. This will also give assurance to the customers about the quality of the&nbsp;saree and they will not get duped into paying a hefty amount for low quality copies.&nbsp;
The manufacturer can weave the QR code into the&nbsp;saree, containing relevant fabric and manufacturing details. The new technique of weaved QR code will include the Handloom&nbsp;Mark Logo, Silk Mark and the&nbsp;Banaras Geographical Indications (GI) logo, along with other relevant information.&nbsp;
It should be noted that the QR code will be incorporated into the extra fabric of the blouse. This will not affect the fabric strength, style and the look of the saree will remain intact. The code will also help local and foreign customers to differentiate between handloom products and power loom products, as per the researchers.

One of the largest art and cultural festivals in South-East Asia, the Serendipity Arts Festival is launching a new digital experience for art lovers in quarantine. Called SAFxYOU 2020, the digital initiative begins from April 25th and will go on for five days. The virtual celebration will see a combination of webinars, performances, readings and workshops exploring the world of food, film, live arts, literature and fashion. You can indulge in all of this from the comfort of your home, for free, using the festival's social media pages and a newly redesigned website.

An extremely rare fossil of a fish dubbed “Lazarus” belonging to the Jurassic-era could fetch approximately £50,000 at an auction

&nbsp;An extremely rare fossil of a fish dubbed &ldquo;Lazarus&rdquo; belonging to the Jurassic-era could fetch approximately &pound;50,000 at&nbsp; UK'&nbsp;West Sussex auction on the 24th of November.
The rare fish fossil, which seems to be in good condition, dates back 200 million years ago. Experts are of the opinion&nbsp;the fossil could show the transition and evolution of fish to amphibians.
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Iraqi Kurdish visual artist Tara Abdallah, unveiled a 5 km-long stitched collage of clothes from women survivors of domestic violence, in the city of Sulaimaniyah in Ir

Iraqi Kurdish visual artist Tara Abdallah, unveiled a 5 km-long stitched collage of clothes from women survivors of domestic violence,&nbsp;in the city of Sulaimaniyah in Iraq's autonomous northern Kurdish region.&nbsp;
Highlighting the rampant social problem, the artist said she asked&nbsp;women survivors to donate a scrap of clothing that symbolised their trauma and sewed them together to create a giant patchwork installation.&nbsp;
Abdallah&nbsp;told AFP&nbsp;she started collecting clothing of women subjected to violence by their husbands and families throughout the region about three months ago.&nbsp;

Celebrating Dasara on the 26th of October, Mysuru city lit up to mark the occasion. Mysuru's Dasara is a world-famous celebration. This year, Dasara was celebrated in a

Celebrating Dasara&nbsp;on the 26th of October, Mysuru&nbsp;city lit up to mark the occasion. Mysuru's&nbsp;Dasara&nbsp;is a world-famous celebration.
This year, Dasara&nbsp;was celebrated in a restricted manner owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The much-awaited&nbsp;Jamboo Savari&nbsp;too was live cast on Monday so that people could enjoy from their homes. The usual 5 Km affair was cut down to just&nbsp;270m this time and restricted to the city palace.&nbsp;
This year saw only 5 elephants take part in the procession.&nbsp;
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Lebanese artist Hayat Nazer has created a statue of a woman using leftover glass, rubble, and a broken clock marking the time (6:08 PM) of the mega explosion at the por

Lebanese artist Hayat&nbsp;Nazer&nbsp;has created a statue of a woman using&nbsp;leftover glass, rubble, and a broken clock marking the time (6:08 PM) of the mega explosion at the port of Beirut in Lebanon.&nbsp;
The statue has been placed in front of the site of the&nbsp;explosion to mark the one year anniversary of the beginning of the anti-government protest movement across the country, says the artist.
This isn't the first time the artist created art from waste.&nbsp;Last&nbsp;year, Nazer created a sculpture from tents broken by counterprotesters during the country's political upheaval, which was titled 'The Phoenix.'&nbsp;

The 5-day long Durga Puja celebrations came to an end on Bijoya or Bijoya Dashami on Monday. While the day is normally marked with grand festive regalia, this year the

The 5-day long Durga Puja celebrations came to an end on&nbsp;Bijoya or Bijoya Dashami&nbsp;on Monday.&nbsp;
While the day is normally marked with grand festive regalia, this year the celebrations were low-key due to the pandemic.&nbsp;
Poojas, rituals such as idol immersion ceremony saw fewer attendees and those who stepped out to celebrate wore face masks to stay safe.
The traditional &lsquo;Sindur Khela&rsquo; festivities were generally restricted to organisers or local residents due to social distancing norms.&nbsp;

The fifth edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, an international contemporary art event, has been pushed to November 2021. The art festival held every 2 years in Kerala's

The fifth edition of Kochi-Muziris&nbsp;Biennale, an international contemporary art event, has been pushed to November 2021.&nbsp;
The art festival held every 2 years in&nbsp;Kerala's&nbsp;Kochi,&nbsp;was earlier scheduled to begin from December 21 this year but has been pushed off due to the worsening Covid-19 situation across the country.&nbsp;
The organisers have also&nbsp;announced that&nbsp;the 4th edition of the Students Biennale&nbsp;will be held&nbsp;online in Feb 2021 and other programmes will also be adapted for virtual mode.&nbsp;

The week-long Dussehra celebrations began in Kullu on Sunday in a restricted manner. For the first time in 400 years, the festival is being celebrated in the presence o

The week-long Dussehra&nbsp;celebrations began in Kullu&nbsp;on Sunday in a restricted manner. For the first time in 400 years, the festival is being celebrated in the presence of just seven prominent deities as opposed to 240 diets that are&nbsp; present usually.
To kickstart celebrations,&nbsp;Lord Raghunath&rsquo;s 'rath yatra' was held. The procession saw a maximum of 200 people.
No cultural shows or commercial activities will be held in&nbsp;Dhalpur&nbsp;for the 2020 edition of the festival.
Kullu&nbsp;Dussehra&nbsp;concludes on the 31st of October.&nbsp;

Using expired medication such as tablets, capsules and injection syringes, an artist from Assam has given a unique twist to this year's coronavirus-themed Durga idol. S

Using expired medication such as tablets, capsules and injection syringes, an artist from Assam has given a unique twist to this year's coronavirus-themed Durga&nbsp;idol.&nbsp;
Sanjib Basak&nbsp;told ANI&nbsp;he started preparations this time after the second phase of Lokdan&nbsp;after witnessing the discarding of medical waste. He explained that since everyone is thinking about #COVID19 treatment, he decided to make the idol using medicines.&nbsp;
Basak&nbsp;claims to have used 30,000 expired tablets and syringes to make the statue.&nbsp;

A total of 17 archeological sites and museums opened their doors across Peru this week, after more than seven months of closure as a measure to reduce the spread of the

A total of 17 archeological sites and museums opened their doors across Peru this week, after more than seven months of closure as a measure to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus.
Other nine sites will do so progressively until the end of the month, and six more are expected to open gradually between November and January.
There is no date yet for the reopening of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, which received 1.5 million tourists a year, and which is the largest Peruvian attraction for international tourism.

Anonymous street artist Banksy's version of Monet's Water Lillies just fetched $9.8 million at a Sotheby's auction in London, making it the second highest price ever pa

Anonymous street artist Banksy's version of Monet's Water Lillies just fetched $9.8 million at a Sotheby's auction in London, making it the second highest price ever paid for the work by anonymous artist. It was sold to an unidentified bidder and surpassed its pre-sale estimates.
The 2005 creation, called 'Show me the Monet', had the classic water lilies&nbsp;picture filled with images of abandoned shopping trolleys and a traffic cone.
'Show me the Monet' is from a series of works called Crude Oils, which in Banksy's words includes remixes of canonical artworks.

Ramagiri Swarika, a law student and micro artist in Hyderabad, has written the Bhagavad Gita on 4042 grains of rice. It took her almost 150 hours of sharp focus to crea

Ramagiri Swarika, a law student and micro artist in Hyderabad, has written the Bhagavad Gita on 4042 grains of rice.
It took her almost 150 hours of sharp focus to create the piece, without using a magnifying glass.
Swarika often uses paper carvings and sesame seeds among other things for her art. Until now, she has worked on over 2000 micro artworks, which also includes writing the Preamble of the Constitution on strands of hair.
The micro artist has bagged numerous accolades from prestigious institutions for her pieces made to precision.

Several pandal committees have made arrangements for virtual 'darshan' this year while barring the physical entry of visitors to cope with Covid-related restrictions. A

Several pandal committees have made arrangements for virtual 'darshan' this year while barring the physical entry of visitors to cope with Covid-related restrictions.&nbsp;
At least two big-ticket pujas in Kolkata -- Santosh Mitra Square and Debdaru Fatak -- have announced that outsiders won't be allowed but insisted that people log on to their YouTube channels to catch a glimpse of the Durga idol, and the rituals.
Treading on a different path, some puja organisers have opened wide the doors of the marquees for the revellers, after putting in place strict safety measures to prevent the spread of the disease.

Ohud Abdullah Almalki, a Saudi artist in Jeddah has created the world's largest coffee painting, making her the first woman from the country to achieve a record title s

Ohud Abdullah Almalki, a Saudi artist in Jeddah has created the world's largest coffee painting, making her the first woman from the country to achieve a record title single-handedly, Guinness World Records said on Sunday.
Almalki made use of 4.5 kgs of expired coffee granules to illustrate renowned leaders from the kingdom and the UAE for the 220 square metre masterpiece which took 45 days to complete.
Titled Naseej 1, it was made on a canvas with 7 connected cloths and features the late King Abdul Aziz bin Saud and the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan.

Renowned graffiti artist Banksy confirmed that the hula-hooping girl mural which appeared outside a beauty salon in Nottingham was created by him. The artwork shows a g

Renowned graffiti artist&nbsp;Banksy&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;that the&nbsp;hula-hooping girl mural&nbsp;which appeared outside a beauty salon in Nottingham was created by him.&nbsp;
The artwork shows a girl hula-hooping&nbsp;using a tyre of a bicycle. It went up on Tuesday, next to a bicycle that had a missing back wheel.
Once it was confirmed as Banksy's, people flocked to the site in large numbers to get themselves photographed with the piece of art.
The painting hopes to spread some good vibes and positivity&nbsp;amidst difficult times.

In an effort to boost children's interest in coming to school, a group of teacher's in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu have taken up a unique initiative. Teachers have decorat

In an effort to boost children's interest in coming to school, a group of teacher's in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu&nbsp;have taken up a unique initiative.&nbsp;
Teachers have decorated the walls of schools in tribal areas with beautiful paintings. The government school teachers have painted pictures of numbers, fruits and other objects of different sizes on the walls of the schools.&nbsp;
The teachers involved in these school makeovers said they&nbsp;done&nbsp;this kind of artwork at 110 government schools in more than 15 districts covering mostly tribal areas where funding is hard to get by.&nbsp;

Frankfurt's Book Fair swapped long queues for livestreams in an unprecedented first for the event which is being held amid the coronavirus pandemic. The hall exhibition

Frankfurt's Book Fair swapped long queues for livestreams in an unprecedented first for the event which is being held amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The hall exhibition, a mainstay for the last seven decades, was among several components which organisers cancelled from September.&nbsp;Instead, online events such as digital conferences will heavily feature this year.
Juergen Boos, who heads the Book Fair, said that 90% of the fair will be held virtually, while "small groups of people" would be allowed to attend remaining events across the city.&nbsp;In total, 4400 digital exhibitors from 110 countries have registered for 2020's book fair.&nbsp;

One of the world's largest and most famous cattle fairs, the Pushkar Mela is unlikely to be held this year, says Rajasthan Tourism Department officials. The nine-day ev

One of the world's largest and most famous cattle fairs, the Pushkar&nbsp;Mela&nbsp;is unlikely to be held this year, says Rajasthan&nbsp;Tourism Department officials.&nbsp;
The nine-day event, which hosts trading of thousands of camels and horses, was scheduled to begin from November 22 this year but will most likely be cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic.&nbsp;
Without confirming the cancellation, an official told IANS, 'the advisory limits the gathering of people to 100 in any event and it will be difficult to limit the number of people coming in from different villages if the fair is organised.'&nbsp;

A painting of two young, 19th-century skaters that was looted by Nazis from a Jewish family in 1933 and recently discovered at a small museum in upstate New York has be

A painting of two young, 19th-century skaters that was looted by Nazis from a Jewish family in 1933 and recently discovered at a small museum in upstate New York has been returned after 87 years.
The painting "Winter" by American artist Gari Melchers was among more than 1,000 pieces of art and artefacts seized from the Mosse family, a prominent Jewish family in Berlin who became early targets of the Nazi Party.
It was returned Thursday to family heirs and is expected to go to auction.&nbsp;

Due to the pandemic, this year will be the first time in the history of Gujarat that there will be no garba during Navratri. Fashion design students from Institute Of D

Due to the pandemic, this year will be the first time in the history of Gujarat that there will be no garba during Navratri.&nbsp;
Fashion design students from Institute Of Design &amp; Technology in&nbsp;Surat&nbsp;have&nbsp;designed a custom&nbsp;Covid-friendly&nbsp;Garba&nbsp;outfit, made of Polypropylene Fabric approved by SITRA. The young students&nbsp;crafted a 'Covid Garba' look using hand painting and mirror work as embellishments and designed a 2-layer fully protected couple's dress on PPE Jumpsuits with masks, dandiya&nbsp;sticks&nbsp;and disposable covers.
As garba&nbsp;is banned this year, the outfits will be gifted to Covid Care Volunteers of Civil Hospital,&nbsp;Surat. The initiative was taken to show gratitude to the artisans who have worked diligently to earn their living during this pandemic.&nbsp;

An extremely rare 1623 book, that compiled plays of William Shakespeare for the first time, has sold for a record $9.97 million at a Christie's auction on Wednesday. Th

An extremely rare 1623 book, that compiled plays of William Shakespeare for the first time, has sold for a record $9.97 million at a Christie's auction on Wednesday.
The book marks the first time that Shakespeare's plays were organised as comedies, tragedies and histories. Without it, some of his most famous lines would've gone missing.
Called The First Folio, it was bought by Stephan Loewentheil, an American private collector and the founder of the 19th Century Rare Book and Photograph Shop on the east coast, United States.
The book with 36 plays set a new world record for any printed work of literature. Additionally, it also broke the previous record for a Shakespeare First Folio that sold for a whopping $6.16 million in 2001, the auction house said.
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