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Ever heard of flying museum? Saudia Airlines launches world’s first museum in the sky

Saudia Airlines, a flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, has launched a ‘flying museum’ for the first time in the world. This intriguing flying museum will display a replica collection of artefacts discovered during archaeological excavations in AlUla.

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Most of the people must have heard the song ‘Aaj main upar, aasmaan neeche’ and you must be wondering what is it all about. Well, have you ever thought you will be flying in the sky to visit a museum? Isn’t this interesting? All those who are fond of artifacts must visit Saudi Arabia to experience this adventure.

Where can you explore this wonder?

Saudia Airlines, a flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, has launched a ‘flying museum’ for the first time in the world. Yes, you read that right!- a museum floating amid the clouds. On November 4th, the passengers on a flight from Riyadh to AlUla became the first to experience this beauty of the sky.

According to Arab News, the first-of-its-kind museum was inaugurated by the Royal Commission for AlUla in collaboration with Saudia. This intriguing flying museum will display a replica collection of artefacts discovered during archaeological excavations in AlUla.

Do you know where AlUla is?

For those who aren’t aware of this place, it is the city of the Medina Region in northwestern Saudi Arabia, and it is home to Hegra, the country’s first UNESCO World Heritage site. Surprisingly, this sixth-century city is part of the Ula Governorate. It’s a historically significant location that was previously the ancient Lihyanites’ (Dedanites) capital. The beautiful old walled city is replete with mud-brick and stone houses.

It was founded in the 6th century BC and was part of the renowned incense route, which connected Arabia, Egypt, and India for the trade of spices, silk, and luxury goods. The Governorate of Ula is home to a culturally rich historical city with mud-brick and stone homes.

What can you experience?

So as a part of this initiative, you’ll be exploring the ncient city’s archaeological treasures on your plane journey between the capital city and AlUla. AlUla is undoubtedly a hidden treasure on the Arabian Peninsula, and this project will only serve to attract more local and international tourists. Meanwhile, the airlines have launched a new In-Flight Entertainment System (IFE) channel for passengers infotainment.

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Passengers could watch ’Architects of Ancient Arabia’, a documentary that offers shocking new evidence that AlUla may have been a turning moment in human history. Dr. Rebecca Foote, RCU’s Director of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Research, presented the film and provided further information on the museum’s collection.

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Singer Shaurya Mehta’s indie song Ungin is a fusion of pop and EDM

For Ungin, the singer drew inspiration from the surreal surrounding around the Hanle Observatory in Ladakh.

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Shaurya Mehta’s new track Ungin is finally out now on his official YouTube channel. Ungin is a fusion of pop and electronic music and is receiving rave reviews from the audience.

For Ungin, Mehta drew inspiration from the surreal surrounding around the Hanle Observatory in Ladakh. The lyrics and the composition of the song have been receiving plaudits from everyone including some international radio channels & music critics.

Speaking about it, the singer said, “I always enjoy creating songs which have a deep meaning. ‘Ungin’, which we refer to as countless, is for all those who love new-age music catering to the youth and anyone who enjoys a good vibe. It is about stopping time and just being in the moment.”

Sharing his story about the song, he further revealed, “I was in Ladakh for a music video when I got to know about the Hanle Observatory. We could not shoot there, but the place is unreal; you can see stars and galaxies and it has a vibe of its own. I was transcended into a zone of tranquillity, and the place inspired me to write some lines which became the opening lyrics of the song.”

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Ungin beautifully depicts a lover asking for the time to stop and for couples wanting to freeze their special moment. Besides Hanle Observatory, Shaurya took inspiration from the sea in Mumbai. “Everything in Mumbai changes with time. But the sea remains the same with the sound and movement of the waves spilling its magic in nature ”, he added.

Trained by renowned singers Shri Suresh Wadkar and Ravi Tripathi for seven years, Shaurya Mehta is a singer, songwriter, and music composer who collaborated with leading music companies and record labels with songs garnering more than 6-7 million views.

The song has been played on Big FM 92.7 across 58 Indian cities since its release. Shaurya was also interviewed by RJ Rani on her show which recently saw singing maestro Shankar Mahadevan.

This year, Shaurya Mehta has many upcoming projects that include songs from different genres. His next is an EDM track released in May 2023. Shaurya is also keen to take his work to an international level by collaborating with notable artists and music companies in the world.

Currently, Shaurya is also working on independent music through his private record label ‘Chai Coffee Entertainment’.

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British author Patrick French is no more

The news of his demise was confirmed by Indian writer Ramchandra Guha on Twitter.

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British author Patrick French

Noted British author and historian Patrick French passed away on Thursday. He was 57. The news of his demise was confirmed by Indian writer Ramchandra Guha on Twitter.

In a tweet, Guha paid a heartfelt tribute to Patrick French and applauded his books on Francis Youndhusband and VS Naipaul. Guha continued that French was also a kind human being, unfailingly generous to friends, and strangers alike.

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2 States author Chetan Bhagat uses Uorfi Javed for 2 minutes of publicity?

If you didn’t know who Uorfi Javed is: she’s an actor-model who has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry, breaking shackles with her unconventional fashion choices.

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Chetan Bhagat and Uorfi Javed

Chetan Bhagat, the management grad-turned-bestseller writer famous for flip-fiction, recently showered woke gyan about how the young in India are going to bed with Uorfi Javed’s pictures under their blankets.

If you didn’t know who Uorfi Javed is: she’s an actor-model who has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry, breaking shackles with her unconventional fashion choices. From creating an outfit with just mobile phones and charging cables to acing an outfit of garbage bags, the actor, more of a fashion icon of late, made head turns not once but over a million times.

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Uorfi Javed has also been acknowledged by another fashion icon with an atypical sense of fashion, Ranveer Singh, on the popular talk show Koffee With Karan. But who remembers this?

So let it go and remember what gyan Chetan Bhagat recently put out there for the country’s youth. First, the author has two young sons, who obviously, if one goes by their father’s words, don’t get excited by the female form.

Bhagat not only tagged Uorfi, who is way more popular than him in recent times, as someone using her body for publicity but also promoted the long-lived taboo on sex in the country which may well be called the origin of sensuality and eroticism, Kamasutra.

The author also compared jawans at the borders protecting the country with the youth who are hunkering down with a hot photo under their blankets. As if, the armed forces is meant to be celibate!

Bhagat also said youth nowadays spend most of their time liking women’s pictures and reels on Instagram and Uorfi gets crores of likes. He further called Uorfi a bechari, who is making a career.

Uorfi Javed is a former Bigg Boss contestant, TV actor, and now a social media sensation aka fashion icon! She is no “bechari” and she does not use her body for publicity. But this time, Chetan Bhagat of Three Idiots fame definitely used Uorfi Javed for just two minutes of publicity.

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