CommunityMahabharata manuscripts join UNESCO's Memory of the World
Manuscripts of the epic Mahabharata, Kalhana's 12th-century chronicle Rajatarangini and Kautilya's Arthashastra, a classic work on governance, have been added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register.
CommunityDiwali gets its first official celebrations in US states
Five US states and 21 cities in the Pacific Northwest are marking Diwali at official venues for the first time. The events began in mid-October and run until 10 November.
CommunityA desert highway became a leafy main street, and it paid off
In Lancaster, California, in the Mojave desert, nine blocks of a former highway have become a tree-lined boulevard where people walk, shop and meet. The city spent $11.5 million on the redesign, finished in 2010.
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