The state’s school education department may increase the duration of art and physical education classes in Maharashtra schools by an hour to give students more time to develop their creative and athletic skills. A delegation of teachers from across Maharashtra met education minister Vinod Tawde to demand more teaching time for these subjects. Currently, there are two-three sessions of art …

The revered climber on how his mountain home shaped his life and still surprises him with its ever-changing views Messner Mountain Museum, Kronplatz, Italy. Photograph: George Mirecourt/Corbis All climbers come to the Dolomites – just as they go to Yosemite – at least once in their life. They come here to express themselves, and to follow their predecessors on the …

A vibrant, walkable city, Sarajevo is thriving thanks, in part, to its contemporary culture and art, which is on display at galleries … and also its restaurants, bars and hotels Grand design … Festina Lente bridge over the Miljacka river. Sarajevo. Photograph: Alamy On a warm summer day, I strolled down Wilson Alley, a promenade lined with shady linden trees …