A sand replica of the Taj Mahal created by artist Sudarshan Pattnaik received overwhelming public votes to win the Public Prize in the Berlin International Sand Sculpture Championship.
Pattnaik’s 15-foot sculpture was one of 15 sand monuments created by artists from 10 countries.
“The overwhelming support from lovers of the Taj in Europe enabled me to [...]
A trip to the Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world..
The Taj Mahal was everywhere— from mobile phones to balloons to people’s faces. Shah Jehan’s baby was crying for votes and every Indian worth his salt obliged, either with a mouse-click or an SMS.
The campaign worked and Shah Jehan would have [...]
A Taj Mahal on the Thames? Tourists stopped to take pictures and bored Londoners, stiffly rushing past Westminster, paused in amusement as a replica of the Taj floated down the Thames on Tuesday morning.
No, it was not the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Board promoting the newest wonder of the world, but the Mayor of London [...]
Read More...It appears that a Swiss based organisation – New7Wonders Foundation – had organized this global poll through their website – www.new7wonders.com — in which people could vote for their favourite monument either on-line or by phone or through text messages (SMS). The Foundation was created in 2001 by Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber, ‘with a [...]
Read More... Ghulam Ali and Bipasha Basu share their joy on Taj Mahal making it to the list.
Euphoria over the Taj Mahal making to the list of the new Seven Wonders of the World, was not just restricted to Indians. Pakistani ghazal maestro Ustad Ghulam Ali, at a concert in Mumbai, joined in the chorus of [...]