Adi Sankaracharya
- January 10, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Adi Sankaracharya
Subject – Art and Culture
Context – Adi Sankaracharya’s birthplace likely to be national monument
Concept –
- A monument of national importance, if designated by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), authorises the central government to “maintain, protect and promote the site”, which may be considered of significant historical importance.
- Currently, there are around 3,600monuments of national importance being protected by the ASI.
To know about Adi Shankaracharya, please refer November 2021 DPN.