** Memorial for soldier who saved Tawang

The foundation stone will be laid on February 14, the day Maj. Khathing is believed to have hoisted the Tricolour in Tawang for the first time in 1951.

The Arunachal Pradesh government will build a memorial to acknowledge the contributions of Major Bob Khathing, a Tangkhul Naga from Manipur, for formally bringing Tawang under India’s administrative control in 1951 when the threat from neighbouring China loomed large over the frontier state.

** Thousands of Kolam tiles to welcome Biden and Harris

Kolam found a place in the virtual kick-off of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris, who traces her roots to Tamil Nadu where the motifs drawn with rice flour welcome visitors into traditional homes.

Pictures of thousands of Kolam tiles were on Saturday woven into a video to welcome Biden and Harris in the spirit of “Presidency for All” and to showcase the multi-cultural heritage of America.