Editor's Desk

Editor-in-Chief’s Letter

Our cover takes us to Volcanoes National Park, where Rwanda recently hosted the 21st Kwita Izina, its annual Gorilla Naming Ceremony. Twenty-two baby mountain gorillas received their names, but the significance of the occasion went far beyond a celebration of wildlife...

Editor-in-Chief’s Letter

Some conversations acquire a life beyond the interview itself.My conversation with Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, is the Cover Story of this issue. What began with the preservation of India’s civilisational heritage and the restitution of antiquities moved naturally through manuscripts, artificial intelligence, cultural mapping, tourism and UNESCO recognition...